Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
HighlightsMajor League SoccerYouTubeMatch Events
- 11′Philadelphia Union, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 12′Orlando City SC, yellow card:
- 19′Philadelphia Union, goal:2–0assist
- 37′Orlando City SC, yellow card:
- 43′Orlando City SC, yellow card:
- Half-time2 – 0
- 47′Philadelphia Union, goal:3–0assist
- 51′Philadelphia Union, goal:4–0assist
- 54′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 54′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 54′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 62′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 77′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 78′Orlando City SC, goal:4–1assist
- 78′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 78′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 84′Orlando City SC, yellow card:
- 85′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 86′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 89′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 90′Orlando City SC, goal:4–2assist
- 90+1′Philadelphia Union, substitution:Jordan Griffinoff
- Full-time4 – 2
Lineups
Tap a player for match stats
Key Stats
Top Performers
Best rated
Goals
Assists
Videos
Player Ratings
Philadelphia Union
Orlando City SC
Match report
Iloski hat-trick fires Philadelphia Union past Orlando City
Philadelphia Union beat Orlando City SC 4-2 in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Talen Energy Stadium, extending their unbeaten run with a six-goal contest that was effectively settled inside the opening hour.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Milan Iloski opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th minute and doubled the tally eight minutes later, assisted by Indiana Vassilev, to send Philadelphia in 2-0 up at half-time. The hosts continued the rout after the break as Vassilev converted a Jesús Bueno assist in the 47th minute before Iloski completed his hat-trick four minutes later, again teed up by Vassilev, making it 4-0.
Orlando City pulled two goals back late on without ever threatening a comeback. Iván Angulo scored in the 78th minute, set up by Antoine Griezmann, before Martín Ojeda added a stoppage-time consolation in the 90th minute, assisted by Harvey Sarajian, to close the match at 4-2.
Milan Iloski scored three times, including an early penalty, to drive Philadelphia's rout and finished with a rating of 9.68.
Philadelphia produced 20 shots to Orlando's 11 despite holding just 36% of possession, underlining how directly they cut through their opponents.
Philadelphia Union beat Orlando City SC 4–2 (half-time 2–0).
Philadelphia Union met Orlando City SC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off was Saturday, 26 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at Subaru Park. Referee: Sergii Demianchuk. Attendance: 18,504.
Team pages: Philadelphia Union · Orlando City SC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 11' Goal (penalty): Milan Iloski — 1–0
- 19' Goal: Milan Iloski (assist: Indiana Vassilev) — 2–0
- 47' Goal: Indiana Vassilev (assist: Jesús Bueno) — 3–0
- 51' Goal: Milan Iloski (assist: Indiana Vassilev) — 4–0
- 78' Goal: Iván Angulo (assist: Antoine Griezmann) — 4–1
- 90' Goal: Martín Ojeda (assist: Harvey Sarajian) — 4–2
Starting line-ups
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
Orlando City SC (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Philadelphia Union 56%, the draw 25%, Orlando City SC 19%. It finished Philadelphia Union 4–2 Orlando City SC.
Home ground swings it Philadelphia Union's way — Philadelphia Union are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives Philadelphia Union a clear lead. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Philadelphia Union at 56%?
Philadelphia Union sit 67 points higher on our strength rating — 1567 to 1500. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.2% of 10,307 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.1%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,190 games vs 44.7% across all 100,616 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 56%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 56% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 25% and Orlando City SC at 19%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.0% of 16,936. The goals environment takes 2.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Philadelphia Union have gained 96 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.1% of 11,112 such games vs 40.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in their last 9 home Major League Soccer games: 5 wins and 4 draws. The run began on 18 April 2026. Last recorded home league defeat: 21 March 2026 — Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire. Latest home league result: 9 September 2026 — Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati. Across 13,665 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 56.1%, compared with 54.9% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Philadelphia Union 4–2 Orlando City SC. Explore more on the Philadelphia Union and Orlando City SC team pages or the Major League Soccer page.