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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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#5 Position #6
42 Points 39
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
46 Scored 54
38 Conceded 44
+8 GD +10
1.62 PPG 1.44
46% Win % 41%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Chicago Fire FC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Hungary international Nemanja Nikolics has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandt Bronico, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Fafa Picault is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 80' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 85' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
2.38 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.38 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC39% Draw23% Philadelphia Union38%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
61%
Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC33% Draw34% Philadelphia Union33%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 3
4.1%
2 – 4
3.1%
4 – 2
3.1%
1 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 16% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 16% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 12% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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