Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+8' · FT 45+6'
Y 43' Aurelien Collin
Nicolas Gaitan 45' R
Y 66' Jamiro

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

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
2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 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
18 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
15 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
11 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 3–2 W
04 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
28 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
20 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
04 Aug D.C. United SC A 5–1 W
28 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–4 L
20 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
14 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–4 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' Temperatures are rising at as Chicago Fire FC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The 30-year-old Jack Elliott has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Warren Creavalle, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Johan Kappelhof is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 25' Nemanja Nikolics needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Nemanja Nikolics — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Aurelien Collin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' Nemanja Nikolics makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Chicago Fire SC are in front.
  • 45' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Warren Creavalle is replaced by Ilsinho.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Ray Gaddis exits the field as Andrew Wooten enters on 57.
  • 62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' Jamiro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' Mike Azira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nemanja Nikolics at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brenden Aaronson is hanging Aurelien Collin on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire SC. Jonathan Bornstein is replaced by Grant Lillard.
  • 2-0 the final result. Philadelphia Union will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Nemanja Nikolics 3
Cory Burke 3
Kai Wagner 2
Julian Carranza 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Jakob Glesnes 2

Head to Head

2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 D.C. United SC 1–5 Philadelphia Union W 2019-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-14 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.34 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC58% Draw22% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
42%
Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC46% Draw38% Philadelphia Union16%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.6%
3 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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