October 17, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – FC Cincinnati News Release
NO. 5 FC CINCINNATI at NO. 1 PHILADELPHIA UNION – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022 – 8 p.m. ET – SUBARU PARK
HOW TO WATCH
National TV: FS1 and FOX Deportes
Stream: FOX Sports
Local Radio: ESPN 1530
Broadcast Talent: JP Dellacamera (play-by-play), Cobi Jones (analyst)
Radio Talent: Tom Gelehrter (play-by-play), Kevin McCloskey (analyst), Alex Stec (sideline)
Be sure to follow @FCCincinnati on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for live updates from the game.
SCOUTING PHILADELPHIA UNION (19-5-10, 67 PTS, 1ST EASTERN CONFERENCE)
Head Coach: Jim Curtin (Eighth Full Season as PHI’s Head Coach)
Captain: Alejandro Bedoya
Leading Scorer: Daniel Gazdag (22)
Leading Assister: Kai Wagner (15)
Goals Scored: 72 (Most out of 27 clubs)
Goals Against: 26 (Fewest out of 27 clubs)
Goal Difference: 46
FC Cincinnati’s opponent on Thursday presents plenty of challenges for the Orange and Blue:
– Philadelphia Union went unbeaten at Subaru Park this year (12-0-5).
– The Union scored 49 home goals this season, tying the MLS record for most home goals in a single season.
– The Union produced the second-best defensive season in MLS history at 0.76 goals conceded per game. They conceded just 26 goals this year, a new record for the fewest goals allowed in a 34-game season.
– With 72 goals scored this season the Union broke their previous record of 58 in 2019. It’s also the most goals scored by a single club since LAFC in 2019 (85) and their goal difference of 46 is the best since that 2019 LAFC squad’s 48.
The impressive facts above are simply a few reasons why Head Coach Jim Curtin’s squad earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and a bye into the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Their three-headed attack is led by Daniel Gazdag, whose 22 goals was one shy of the league-lead held by Nashville’s Hany Mukhtar. He leads the league in goals scored from the penalty spot, converting all seven of his attempts this season. Add in his 10 assists, this season he became the sixth player in league history with at least 20 goals and 10 assists.
Julián Carranza (14) and Mikael Uhre (13) also reached double-digit goal tallies, and just two of their 27 combined goals came as a PK. Carranza, however, has failed to find the back of the net since August, as part of their 4-1 home victory over Atlanta on Aug. 31. It’s not for a lack of shots however, he tallied four shots in each of his final two games of the regular season.
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