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 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 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	#6
55	Points	50
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
64	Scored	66
54	Conceded	52
+10	GD	+14
1.62	PPG	1.47
47%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 26.
31' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' USA international Jonathan Bornstein has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Johan Kappelhof is withdrawn and Mauricio Pineda gets his opportunity.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wyatt Omsberg.
51' Cory Burke puts Philadelphia Union on the lead.
56' 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 Przemyslaw Frankowski suffering a number of foals already.
57' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Luka Stojanovic by Alvaro Medran on 57 minute.
58' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on, Francisco Calvo off on 58 minutes.
60' Jakob Glesnes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
61' Cory Burke makes way for Sergio Santos at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
61' Jakob Glesnes doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' The whistle greets Jack McGlynn as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Fontana.
67' The 29-year-old Mauricio Pineda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
71' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Wyatt Omsberg has done his job and it is now time for Jhon Espinoza to step up.
76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
79' The crowd applauds Olivier Mbaizo as he leaves the pitch. Matthew Real steps in for Philadelphia Union.
84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
89' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Boris Sekulic was booked on 90.
0-2 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Maren Haile-Selassie	3
Cory Burke	3
Bruno Damiani	3
Julian Carranza	2
Jakob Glesnes	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

2 / 4

1.47 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC30% Draw25% Philadelphia Union45%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

70%

Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC24% Draw41% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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