Low-Block Fortress
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 9 shots blocked or saved on 41.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Shots blocked
- 4
- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
Major League Soccer · Matchday 25
San Diego
0 – 5
FT
HT 0–1
Philadelphia Union
Cavan Sullivan 45+5', 61'
Bruno Damiani 67'
Aníbal Godoy 87'
Malik Jakupovic 90+4'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 25San Diego0–5Philadelphia Union
1.21
Expected goals
2.75
50′61′67′87′94′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SD 1.21, PU 2.75.
Match report
San Diego 0-5 Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union took apart San Diego 5-0 at Snapdragon Stadium in Major League Soccer. Sullivan opened the scoring for Philadelphia Union on 50', Sullivan added his second on 61', Damiani made it 3-0 to Philadelphia Union on 67', Godoy turned into his own net on 87' to make it 1-3 and Jakupovic made it 4-1 to Philadelphia Union on 94'.
Expected goals finished San Diego 1.21, Philadelphia Union 2.75. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. San Diego held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Philadelphia Union graded out for low-block fortress — 41.0% possession and 4 shots blocked. Philadelphia Union graded out for counter-punch — 41.0% possession and 2.75 expected goals.
Cavan Sullivan came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for Philadelphia Union from 2 goals, 2 key passes and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 28 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Philadelphia Union conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
59%Possession41%
10Shots21
1.21xG2.75
What the numbers say
6 readsCounter-Punch
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union were happy without the ball and still created more — 2.75 xG from 41.0% possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Expected goals
- 2.75
- Opponent xG
- 1.21
Clinical Edge
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 2.75 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 2.75
- Overperformance
- +2.25
Box Occupation
San Diego
San Diego kept getting bodies into the area — 90% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 9 of 10
- Share
- 90%
- xG per shot
- 0.12
Timeline
🟨27'
Bruno Damiani
Foul
Alejandro Alvarado Jr · Red card cancelled
📺45'
Alejandro Alvarado Jr
Argument
🟨45+2'
⚽45+5'
Cavan Sullivan — assist: Indiana Vassilev
🟨45+7'
Neil Pierre
Foul
Half-time
David Vazquez ↑ Onni Valakari ↓
🔄60'
Aníbal Godoy ↑ Alejandro Alvarado Jr ↓
🔄60'
Cédric Bakambu ↑ Amahl Pellegrino ↓
🔄60'
⚽61'
Cavan Sullivan — assist: Indiana Vassilev
⚽67'
Bruno Damiani — assist: Francis Westfield
🔄70'
Quinn Sullivan ↑ Indiana Vassilev ↓
Bryan Zamblé ↑ Elias Achouri ↓
🔄73'
🔄77'
Jesus Bueno ↑ Cavan Sullivan ↓
🔄77'
Ezekiel Kwame Alladoh ↑ Bruno Damiani ↓
Dagur Dan Þórhallsson ↑ Ian Murphy ↓
🔄81'
🔄86'
Japhet Sery Larsen ↑ Neil Pierre ↓
🔄86'
Malik Jakupovic ↑ Milan Iloski ↓
🔴87'
Aníbal Godoy
Oscar Verhoeven
Foul
🟨90+1'
⚽90+4'
Malik Jakupovic
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSnapdragon Stadium, San Diego
RefereeIsmail Elfath, USA
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 25
StatusMatch Finished