Philadelphia Union vs. DC United | MLS Match Preview

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PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. D.C. UNITED
PPL PARK, Chester, Penn.
May 17, 2015 (Week 11, MLS Game #109)
7 pm ET (Fox Sports 1, FOX Deportes)

A pair of clubs riding completely opposite streaks meet when Philadelphia Union play host to D.C. United on Sunday evening at PPL Park before a FOX Sports 1 audience. Union are in the throes of a club-record equaling four-game losing streak, returning home following a 3-0 defeat at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. United extended their current undefeated run to eight games – their longest in nearly eight years – following a midweek 2-1 come-from-behind victory against Orlando City SC at RFK Stadium.

Philadelphia Union saw their winless streak reach five games with a fourth consecutive defeat in a 3-0 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday.
Jairo Arrieta scored his second goal for United in their 1-1 home draw with Sporting KC last weekend, his first since hitting for the lone goal in the season-opening win vs. the Montréal Impact on March 7.
United won both meetings between the teams a year ago, both by 1-0 scorelines, winning May 10 at PPL Park, then Sept. 27 at RFK Stadium.
The teams have also met each of the last three seasons in the U.S. Open Cup, with United advancing on two occasions, including in a 3-1 fourth-round victory a year ago.

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REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): George Gansner; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira MLS Career: 20 games; FC/gm: 26.2; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 8; pens: 5

SUSPENDED: PHI: Richard Marquez (through May 17)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: PHI: Maurice Edu
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DC: Davy Arnaud
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: PHI: Fernando Aristeguieta (Venezuela)

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Union 4 wins, 15 goals … United 5 wins, 16 goals … Ties 3
AT PHILADELPHIA (6 meetings): Union 3 wins, 8 goals … United 3 wins, 7 goals … Ties 0
RETURN MATCHES: 5/30: D.C. United vs. Philadelphia Union, 7 p.m. ET; 7/26: D.C. United vs. Philadelphia Union, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2)