Whenever a team has to play on the road, it's tough. And it may not be any more difficult than in MLS, where home teams are 71-30-30 so far in 2017, earning 243 points out of a possible 393 points. Home teams are averaging 1.86 points per every home game, which is significantly better than the 1.14 points per game every road team is averaging.
In layman's terms, it's good to be at home. And the Union have benefited from that.
Six of the team's previous eight matches have been in the friendly confines of Talen Energy Stadium.