Philadelphia Union host Real Salt Lake in MLS matchday 28

Philadelphia Union will host Real Salt Lake on 11 October 2026 at 02:30 Damascus time, in matchday 28 of the 2026 MLS season, with the match broadcast on Apple TV.

Philadelphia Union go into the match on the back of a run of consecutive wins, having won their last five games, most recently a 4-2 victory over Orlando City on 27 September, before which they beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 away from home, San Diego 5-0, Cincinnati 5-0, and Montreal 2-0.

Real Salt Lake, on the other hand, are suffering a clear dip in form, having lost four of their last five matches, most recently against Seattle Sounders 0-2, Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3, New York City 0-2, and Houston Dynamo 1-2, with their only win in this period coming against New England Revolution by a score of 3-0.

The head-to-head history between the two sides shows a mix of results. In their most recent meeting on 28 April 2024, Real Salt Lake won 2-1 at Philadelphia Union's stadium, while Philadelphia Union won another meeting at home 4-1 on 20 May 2018. Real Salt Lake had also previously won 4-0 at home on 14 July 2019, and won 1-0 on 28 May 2017, while Real Salt Lake won at Philadelphia Union's ground 2-1 on 1 August 2016.

Philadelphia Union will be without Gavit Seiri Larsen due to suspension, and Filip Ndeja Osipadgoyo due to injury.

Real Salt Lake are suffering from numerous absences due to injury, most notably J. Glad, D. Luna, A. Beul, Juan Jose Ares Henao, Chadwick Zakaria Booth, G. Dillon, L. Engel, and A. Katranis, in addition to the absence of D. Zajgar for other reasons.

In the Eastern Conference standings, Philadelphia Union sit sixth with 39 points from 27 matches, having won 11, drawn 6, and lost 10, scoring 54 goals and conceding 44. Real Salt Lake sit 11th in the Western Conference standings with 32 points from 27 matches, having won 9, drawn 5, and lost 13, scoring 40 goals and conceding 44.