The magic in the city of Philadelphia has rubbed off to the Union, who are joining the Phillies in pursuit of capturing a championship for the city. Pennsylvania sportsbooks now offer odds for this weekend’s MLS Cup, as the US soccer season finishes up.
The Union, the Eastern Conference’s top seed, defeated New York City FC, 3-1, in the conference semifinals. Trailing 1-0 in the 65th minute, the Union scored three unanswered goals within 11 minutes thanks to Julian Carranza, Daniel Gazdag and Cory Burke.
That sets up a date with the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed, Los Angeles FC, which defeated Austin FC, 3-0.
There are plenty of ways to bet on the Union in the MLS Cup vs. Los Angeles FC. PA sportsbooks have the Union as a heavy underdog at +300 to win the MLS Cup. The match is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. ET in Los Angeles.
Philadelphia Union vs. Los Angeles FC MLS Cup odds at PA sportsbooks
Philadelphia Union vs. Los Angeles FC MLS Cup betting preview
Betting preview and trends courtesy of DraftKings PA Sportsbook:
- Union record: 19-10-5; LAFC record: 21-4-9
- Union road record: 7-5-5; LAFC home record: 15-2-2
- Union both teams to score record: 17-19; LAFC both teams to score record: 23-13
- Union o/u 2.5 record: 17-19; LAFC o/u 2.5 record: 23-13
- Union avg. goals for: 2.0; LAFC avg. goals for: 2.1
- Union avg. goals against: 1.1; LAFC avg. goals against: 0.8
Betting trends
- LAFC has won 11 of its last 12 MLS home games.
- The ‘both teams to score’ market has failed to hit in each of the Union’s last five away MLS games.
- The ‘over 2.5 goals’ market has hit in four of Los Angeles’ last five MLS games.
- The two teams played to a 2-2 draw on May 7.
Philadelphia Union vs. Los Angeles FC MLS Cup prop betting
In addition to betting on the spread and moneyline, soccer bettors can also bet props. Goal scorers, shots, assists and both teams to score are all popular soccer bets.
Here are some of the top prop markets for the MLS Cup:
- Both teams to score: Yes (-180) / No (+140)
- Both teams to score no draw: Yes (+110) / No (-160)
Union player props
- Daniel Gazdag:
- First scorer (+550) / last scorer (+550) / anytime scorer (+185)
- To have 1 or more shots on target: -165
- To have 2 or more shots on target: +275
- Julian Carranza:
- First scorer (+750) / last scorer (+750) / anytime scorer (+250)
- To have 1 or more shots on target: -200
- To have 2 or more shots on target: +225
- Mikael Uhre
- First scorer (+750) / last scorer (+750) / anytime scorer (+260)
- To have 1 or more shots on target: -250
- To have 2 or more shots on target: +180
- Cory Burke
- First scorer (+800) / last scorer (+800) / anytime scorer (+280)
- To have 1 or more shots on target: -175
- To have 2 or more shots on target: +250
- Alejandro Bedoya
- First scorer (+1200) / last scorer (+1200) / anytime scorer (+400)
- To have 1 or more shots on target: +150
- To have 2 or more shots on target: +900
Philadelphia Union vs. Los Angeles FC regular season recap
The Union got revenge against NYCFC in this year’s conference finals after losing to them last year with 11 players out due to COVID-19. The Union hope to do it again to LAFC after playing to a 2-2 draw on May 7.
Julian Carranza gave the Union a 2-1 lead in the May 7 matchup in the 67th minute. However, LAFC would respond with a goal from Franco Escobar, which knotted the score at two in the 82nd minute.
Daniel Gazdag, who assisted on Carranza’s goal, scored the game’s first goal in the 9th minute.
LAFC dominated the ball by possessing it 66% of the time and also had 12 corner kicks to the Union’s one.
