The Union have put together an impressive run of games recently. The team is unbeaten in six and have won four straight games. The team is outscoring its opponents 14-4, while allowing only one goal in its last five games. Andre Blake and the backline strung together four consecutive shutouts, and didn't allow a goal for 377 consecutive minutes.
Things have been going well in Philadelphia, and the power rankings are starting to reflect that.
ESPN FC has Philadelphia ranked No. 11, where the team jumped up seven spots, the highest jump of the week.