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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
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#4 Position #13
29 Points 16
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
32 Scored 25
23 Conceded 33
+9 GD -8
1.71 PPG 0.89
53% Win % 22%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ray Gaddis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 30' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 45' Borek Dockal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 50' Ilsinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 55' Diego Campos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' C.J. Sapong is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 65' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kevin Ellis made 281 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' The 27-year-old Mark McKenzie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Another three points for Philadelphia Union.

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
Boris Sekulic 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Kai Wagner 2
Julian Carranza 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
2.58 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC45% Draw23% Philadelphia Union32%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
55%
Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC39% Draw35% Philadelphia Union26%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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