When the schedule was released, not many looked at the first three games and predicted what has transpired thus far in the MLS season for Philadelphia.
The MLS schedule wasn't kind to the Philadelphia Union - the first three games in particular. With games slated against the 2015 runner up to the Supporters Shield FC Dallas, the runner up to the 2015 MLS Cup Columbus Crew SC, and a strong Eastern Conference challenger in the New England Revolution, the Union were expected to flounder points in all three. It's not an indictment of the team itself, rather a testament to the teams they would face.