Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Maren Haile-Selassie 19' 1–0

2–0 47' Nathan Harriel og

2–1 63' Daniel Gazdag pen

2–2 65' Julian Carranza

Fabian Herbers 66' Y

Y 90' Daniel Gazdag

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

2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-06-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
09 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
25 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–2	W
19 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	3–3	D
12 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
08 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
01 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
25 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
18 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–3	L
12 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	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 game is set. Philadelphia Union kicks off things out of here…
5' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Chris Brady has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Carlos Teran, a Colombia , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' Goal! Maren Haile-Selassie scores his 16 goal in 20 matches.
20' What a strike from Maren Haile-Selassie! The score is 2-0.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaston Claudio Gimenez, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
45' Daniel Gazdag has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
46' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Mauricio Pineda comes on to replace Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
47' GOAL! Nathan Harriel scores on 47.
52' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' Andre Blake has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
58' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Carlos Teran exits the field as Kendall Burks enters on 58.
63' What a strike from Daniel Gazdag! The score is 3-1.
64' The whistle greets Olivier Mbaizo as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Real.
65' Julian Carranza does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
66' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Fabian Herbers gets a Yellow card.
66' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Kei Ansu Kamara departs to be replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
71' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
76' 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.
80' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Fabian Herbers exits the field as Javier Casas enters on 80.
85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesus Bueno made 289 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Gazdag is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 90.
90' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Jesus Bueno comes on to replace Jack McGlynn.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Javier Casas 80'
2
Arnaud Souquet
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
6
Miguel Navarro
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Xherdan Shaqiri 66'
4
Carlos Teran ↓ Kendall Burks 58'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Mauricio Pineda 46'
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller
23
Kei Ansu Kamara ↓ Georgios Koutsias 66'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Cory Burke	3
Boris Sekulic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-03-18 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC50% Draw24% Philadelphia Union26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

50%

Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC39% Draw41% Philadelphia Union20%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.1%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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