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Real Salt Lake (4-2-3, third in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (3-0-4, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Philadelphia -115, Real Salt Lake +285, Draw +258; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Real Salt Lake heads into a matchup with the Philadelphia Union after securing two straight shutout wins.
The Union are 1-0-1 in home games. The Union rank 10th in the Eastern Conference with 36 shots on goal, averaging 5.1 per game.
RSL is 2-1-2 in road games. RSL leads the MLS allowing only eight goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julian Carranza has scored four goals for the Union. Daniel Gazdag has four goals.
Christian Arango has scored eight goals with one assist for RSL. Andres Gomez has three goals and three assists.
SEASON SO FAR: Union: Averaging 2.0 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
RSL: Averaging 1.7 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: Holden Trent (injured), Isaiah Konrad McNeil LeFlore (injured), Leon Maximilian Flach (injured).
RSL: Jose Kevin Bonilla (injured), Erik Lee Holt (injured), Anderson Julio (injured), Pablo Ruiz (injured), Marcelo Silva (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
