Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Chicago Fire FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 8 May 2021 · 17:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Johan Kappelhof 26' Y

Wyatt Omsberg 48' Y

Boris Sekulic 90' Y

Y 90' Jamiro Monteiro

Y 90' Jakob Glesnes

Y 90' Alejandro Bedoya

Overview

Match Preview

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–2	L
01 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
18 Apr	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
08 Nov	New York City FC	H	3–4	L
05 Nov	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–0	W
01 May	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
25 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
25 Nov	New England Revolution	H	0–2	L
08 Nov	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W

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' The ball is rolling at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against Philadelphia Union.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Matthew Real needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
26' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Johan Kappelhof, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
41' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Mauricio Pineda is replacing Johan Kappelhof for the Chicago Fire FC side.
48' Wyatt Omsberg picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
51' Cory Burke makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' The crowd applauds Luka Stojanovic as he leaves the pitch. Alvaro Medran steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
58' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Francisco Calvo is replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 58 minute.
60' A goal from the Norway international Jakob Glesnes! He fires home on 60 to make it 0-2!
61' Sergio Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cory Burke on 61 minute.
61' The Norway Jakob Glesnes breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 0-3!
62' Anthony Fontana is replacing Jack McGlynn for the Philadelphia Union side.
67' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
71' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Wyatt Omsberg exits the field as Jhon Espinoza enters on 71.
76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
79' Matthew Real is ready to make an impact after coming on for Olivier Mbaizo at the 79 minute mark.
84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Boris Sekulic on 90 minutes.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
5
Francisco Calvo ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 58'
4
Johan Kappelhof ↓ Mauricio Pineda 46'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
20
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Jhon Espinoza 71'
2
Boris Sekulic
28
Elliot Collier ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 57'
8
Luka Stojanovic ↓ Alvaro Medran 57'
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Miguel Navarro 57'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Cory Burke	3
Julian Carranza	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	2
Boris Sekulic	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC L 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC L 2021-04-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-11-25 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New England Revolution L 2020-11-08 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.69 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC38% Draw26% Philadelphia Union36%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

62%

Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw43% Philadelphia Union26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.3%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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