MONTREAL IMPACT vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION
STADE SAPUTO • Montreal, Quebec
July 23, 2016 • Week 20 • MLS Game #203
7:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE, The Comcast Network, TVA Sports)
Two clubs in the thick of the chase for playoff positions in the Eastern Conference meet when the Montréal Impact entertain Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at Stade Saputo. The Impact sit in fourth place in the division, their six-game undefeated run put to an end last weekend in a 3-1 home defeat by New York City FC. Union are in second place in the conference, four points ahead of the Impact, hitting the road after overturning a two-goal deficit for a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls last weekend at Talen Energy Stadium.
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- The Impact lost for the first time in MLS play since May 21, a run of six games, in their 3-1 defeat by New York City FC on Sunday afternoon at Stade Saputo. Harry Shipp scored his second goal for the club, both in the last three matches.
- Union scored twice within a minute – C.J. Sapong converting a penalty kick in the 67th minute, then Chris Pontius netting in the 68th – as they came back from two goals down to reach a 2-2 with the New York Red Bulls on Sunday evening at Talen Energy Stadium. It was the shortest span between goals in Union club history.
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Montréal’s Didier Drogba and Philadelphia’s C.J. Sapong each scored first-half goals to leave the teams in a 1-1 draw May 14 at Stade Saputo.
- The visiting team has won once in the all-time series – a 1-0 Union victory last Aug. 22 at Stade Saputo. The Impact had won the first four meetings between the teams at Stade Saputo before last year’s Union win.
- Union have won two of the five match-ups in Chester, with three draws, including a 2-2 result last June 27 in the only meeting there.
REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Corey Parker; AR2 (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry; 4th: Silviu Petrescu
MLS Career: 75 games; FC/gm: 24.7; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 18; pens: 19
SUSPENDED: PHI: Ilsinho (through July 24)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: MTL: Lucas Ontivero … PHI: Tranquillo Barnetta, Fabinho
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: MTL: Didier Drogba, Hassoun Camara … PHI: Raymon Gaddis
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (11 meetings): Impact 4 wins, 16 goals … Union 3 wins, 13 goals … Ties 4
AT MONTREAL (6 meetings): Impact 4 wins, 11 goals … Union 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 1
FUTURE MATCH: 9/10: Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact, 7 p.m. ET
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Montréal’s Didier Drogba and Philadelphia’s C.J. Sapong each scored first-half goals to leave the teams in a 1-1 draw May 14 at Stade Saputo.
- The visiting team has won once in the all-time series – a 1-0 Union victory last Aug. 22 at Stade Saputo. The Impact had won the first four meetings between the teams at Stade Saputo before last year’s Union win.
- Union have won two of the five matchups in Chester, with three draws, including a 2-2 result last June 27 in the only meeting there.
- Coaches record: Mauro Biello vs. PHI: P1 W0 L0 T1… Jim Curtin vs. MTL: P4 W2 L0 T2
