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Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
3 – 4
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
4
9
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Philadelphia Union H 3–4 L
08 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
01 Jul New York City FC H 3–2 W
24 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
14 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–2 D
10 Jun New England Revolution H 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
07 Jul Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
01 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–4 L
23 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–0 W
09 Jun Toronto FC H 0–2 L
02 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Philadelphia Union
#3 Position #15
26 Points 7
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
27 Scored 18
16 Conceded 30
+11 GD -12
1.86 PPG 0.47
57% Win % 7%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dax McCarty, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Ilsinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Auston Trusty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Campos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Haris Medunjanin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cory Burke 7
Daniel Gazdag 4
Cory Burke 3
Nemanja Nikolics 3
Kai Wagner 2
Julian Carranza 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Jakob Glesnes 2

Head to Head

2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union L 2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC W 2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution D

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-07-01 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-06-09 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Toronto FC L 2018-06-02 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.69 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw22% Philadelphia Union29%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
51%
Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw34% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.8%
3 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 15% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 18% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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