The Philadelphia Union will return to Major League Soccer play this weekend, hosting Toronto FC at Subaru Park on Saturday night. The match will be available for viewing through MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
Philadelphia currently leads both the Eastern Conference and the Supporters’ Shield standings, having become the first team to reach 50 points this season. The club has nine matches remaining in the regular season and aims to continue its strong performance.
Since their last competitive match—a comeback victory over Colorado Rapids on July 26—the Union played a 2-2 draw in an international friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany’s Bundesliga. The team used the break for rest and training, and also added striker Milan Iloski to its roster. Head Coach Bradley Carnell confirmed during his prematch media availability that Iloski is available for selection against Toronto.
Toronto FC enters Saturday’s game in 12th place in the East with 21 points, outside of playoff position. This week, Toronto announced it had acquired U.S. national team midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from Colorado Rapids for a club-record transfer fee. If Mihailovic travels with Toronto, it would mark his second appearance at Subaru Park this summer after playing there recently with Colorado.
“We’re preparing for anything, and we’re preparing for their best. They have a pretty good squad with Corbeanu, who you know out on that wing and is a dangerous dribbler, and they can hurt you in transition,” Carnell said.
“We know that we found it out in the first game where we got hurt on transition, where we were a little bit sloppy in the details, but then we found a way to get back in the game and really use that quality in the final 20 minutes of the game to turn that one around. It’s not an easy game by any means.”
Earlier this season, Philadelphia defeated Toronto 2-1 away thanks to late goals from Nathan Harriel and Kai Wagner during an unbeaten run throughout May.
This upcoming match is considered important as only three points separate Philadelphia from Cincinnati and Nashville at the top of the conference standings.
Tickets are available for fans interested in supporting Philadelphia as they aim to remain atop the table.
