San Diego vs Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 27′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 45′San Diego, VAR review:Red card cancelled
- 45+2′San Diego, yellow card:
- 45+5′Philadelphia Union, goal:0–1assist
- 45+7′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- Half-time0 – 1
- 60′San Diego, substitution:off
- 60′San Diego, substitution:off
- 60′San Diego, substitution:off
- 61′Philadelphia Union, goal:0–2assist
- 67′Philadelphia Union, goal:0–3assist
- 70′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 73′San Diego, substitution:off
- 77′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 77′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 81′San Diego, substitution:off
- 86′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 86′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 87′Philadelphia Union, own goal:0–4Own goal
- 90+1′San Diego, yellow card:
- 90+4′Philadelphia Union, goal:0–5
- Full-time0 – 5
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Match report
Sullivan double sparks Philadelphia rout of San Diego
Philadelphia Union thrashed San Diego 5-0 in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 25 fixture at Snapdragon Stadium, a result that lifted them above their hosts in the table. Cavan Sullivan's stoppage-time strike deep into first-half added time gave the visitors a 1-0 lead at the break, despite San Diego holding the greater share of possession.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Sullivan struck again in the 61st minute, latching onto a second assist from Indiana Vassilev to make it 2-0, before Bruno Damiani added a third six minutes later with Francis Westfield teeing him up. San Diego's night worsened in the 87th minute when Aníbal Godoy turned the ball into his own net, and M. Jakupovic completed the scoring deep into stoppage time.
San Diego enjoyed 59 percent of the ball and forced 21 shots to Philadelphia's ten, yet managed only five on target, the same number as their opponents, underlining how ruthlessly the visitors converted their limited chances at the other end.
Cavan Sullivan scored twice, including a stoppage-time opener before the break, and finished with a match-high rating of 9.02.
San Diego dominated possession with 59 percent but still shipped five goals, a stark mismatch between control and outcome.
Philadelphia Union won 5–0 away against San Diego (half-time 0–1).
San Diego met Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 25). Kick-off was Monday, 14 September 2026, 01:00 UTC at Snapdragon Stadium. Referee: Ismail Elfath. Attendance: 21,171.
Team pages: San Diego · Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 45+5' Goal: Cavan Sullivan (assist: Indiana Vassilev) — 0–1 · Watch Cavan Sullivan's goal video (45+5')
- 61' Goal: Cavan Sullivan (assist: Indiana Vassilev) — 0–2 · Watch Cavan Sullivan's goal video (61')
- 67' Goal: Bruno Damiani (assist: Frankie Westfield) — 0–3 · Watch Bruno Damiani's goal video (67')
- 87' Goal (own goal): Aníbal Godoy — 0–4
- 90+4' Goal: M. Jakupovic — 0–5 · Watch M. Jakupovic's goal video (90+4')
Starting line-ups
San Diego (4-3-3)
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave San Diego 53%, the draw 24%, Philadelphia Union 23%. It finished San Diego 0–5 Philadelphia Union.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus San Diego's control of the ball give San Diego the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why San Diego in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1581 to 1617. Sides this close won 43.1% of 15,985 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.3% of 5,171 games vs 44.9% across all 100,162 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. San Diego hold 7 more possession points (58 to 51 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 47.9% of 5,217 games, vs 43.9% when styles were level.
Why only 53%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 24% and Philadelphia Union at 23%.
Why the draw at 24%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,203. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
San Diego are missing their first-choice keeper and 2 more regular starters — Carlos dos Santos, Gabriel Pirani, Jeppe Tverskov — about 36% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. Last five: San Diego L-W-W-L-L, Philadelphia Union D-D-W-W-W — Philadelphia Union are clearly the hotter side on recent results, and unbeaten in their last 6 in all competitions (4 wins, 2 draws), a run going back to August 2026. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2208 games when clearly hotter and 42.7% of 4033 when clearly colder. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the San Diego vs Philadelphia Union final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Cavan Sullivan's goal against San Diego (45+5').
- Watch Cavan Sullivan's goal against San Diego (61').
- Watch Bruno Damiani's goal against San Diego (67').
- Watch M. Jakupovic's goal against San Diego (90+4').
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