Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Maren Haile-Selassie 44' 1–0

1–1 49' Milan Iloski

1–2 55' Bruno Damiani

1–3 67' Bruno Damiani

Mbekezeli Mbokazi 34' Y

Jack Elliott 41' Y

Jack Elliott 45' YR

Y 85' Indiana Vassilev

Philip Zinckernagel 88' Y

Y 90' Neil Pierre

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 33 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 33 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ricardo Fierro (USA)
Assistant 1 Brian Dunn (USA)
Assistant 2

6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	33	74
2	Internacional CF Miami	33	59
3	New England Revolution	33	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	33	55
5	Charlotte FC	33	53
6	Philadelphia Union	33	47
7	FC Cincinnati	33	46
8	Columbus Crew SC	33	44
9	Orlando City SC	33	43
10	New York City FC	33	39
11	Toronto FC	33	39
12	New York Red Bulls	33	39
13	Atlanta United FC	33	33
14	D.C. United SC	33	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	33	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	33	61
17	FC Dallas	33	55
18	San Jose Earthquakes	33	52
19	St. Louis City	33	51
20	Houston Dynamo	33	51
21	Los Angeles FC	33	47
22	Los Angeles Galaxy	33	44
23	Portland Timbers	33	43
24	Colorado Rapids SC	33	43
25	Seattle Sounders FC	33	43
26	Real Salt Lake	33	42
27	Minnesota United FC	33	41
28	San Diego FC	33	38
29	Austin FC	33	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	33	23

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC 2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC 2025-06-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
10 Oct	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
26 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–3	L
13 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
10 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
26 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–2	W
20 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–3	W
14 Sep	San Diego FC	A	5–0	W
09 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Philadelphia Union
#4	Position	#6
55	Points	47
33	Played	33
16 / 7 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 8 / 12
61	Scored	62
50	Conceded	51
+11	GD	+11
1.67	PPG	1.42
48%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

8/4

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/3

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

5/7

31-45

7/6

46-60

11/2

61-75

16/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	12 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	12 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
5' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
10' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' USA international Nathan Harriel has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact 4-4-2.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Elliott on 41.
44' Maren Haile-Selassie adds to his 10 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jack Elliott.
46' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jonathan Bamba exits the field as Andreas Hanche-Olsen enters on 46.
49' GOAL! Milan Iloski fires home to make it 1-1!
54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bradley Carnell might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Against the run of play, Bruno Damiani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Indiana Vassilev on, Jesus Bueno off on 57 minutes.
62' Ezekiel Alladoh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
67' What a moment for Bruno Damiani! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
68' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Robert Lewandowski by Philip Zinckernagel on 68 minute.
72' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Anton Saletros departs to be replaced by Sergio Oregel.
77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Neil Pierre is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
80' Ezekiel Alladoh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Damiani on 80 minute.
85' Poor challenge from Indiana Vassilev. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Philip Zinckernagel.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Neil Pierre.
90' Quinn Sullivan makes way for Japhet Sery at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 1-3 Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Andreas Hanche-Olsen 46'
9
Robert Lewandowski ↓ Philip Zinckernagel 68'
6
Anton Saletros ↓ Sergio Oregel 72'
3
Jack Elliott
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
22
Mauricio Pineda
1
Chris Brady
32
Noah Allen
24
Jonathan Dean ↓ Leonardo Barroso 68'
18
Johan Gomez ↓ Puso Dithejane 68'
4
Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Maren Haile-Selassie	3
Cory Burke	3
Bruno Damiani	3
Julian Carranza	2
Jakob Glesnes	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-10-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2026-10-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-10-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2026-10-10 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-09-26 Philadelphia Union 4–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-09-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union W 2026-09-14 San Diego FC 0–5 Philadelphia Union W 2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.21 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw23% Philadelphia Union46%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

69%

Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC26% Draw38% Philadelphia Union36%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 3

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

0 – 3

3.3%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.