Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

4 – 3

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Thu 4 Jul 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Wyatt Omsberg 4' Y

Y 32' Jacob Glesnes

Chris Brady 45' Y

Y 54' Daniel Gazdag

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	4–3	W
30 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
22 Jun	Orlando City SC	A	2–4	L
15 Jun	Toronto FC	A	4–1	W
02 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
30 May	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–4	L
29 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–4	L
22 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L
19 Jun	FC Cincinnati	A	3–4	L
15 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–2	L
01 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–2	D

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' The ball is rolling at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against Philadelphia Union.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Wyatt Omsberg is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 4.
9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Goal! Maren Haile-Selassie scores his 18 goal in 20 matches.
32' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Jacob Glesnes will be fuming at that decision.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hugo Cuypers made 227 appearances and scored 76 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
38' What a strike from Chris Donovan! The score is 1-1.
43' 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.
45' That is a card for Chicago Fire FC. Chris Brady will be fuming at that decision.
49' GOAL! Jack McGlynn fires home to make it 1-2!
53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Gazdag makes no mistake. 1-3!
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Gazdag on 54.
55' Chris Mueller gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Jonathan Dean and will look to change the dynamic.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
65' Gaston Gimenez gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Allan Arigoni and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
76' Jeremy Rafanello is replacing Chris Donovan for the Philadelphia Union side.
77' The crowd applauds Kellyn Acosta as he leaves the pitch. Tom Barlow steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
82' Brilliant from the ! Hugo Cuypers makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 82.
87' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
89' Gaston Gimenez doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Brian Gutierrez departs to be replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Tom Barlow 77'
16
Wyatt Omsberg
2
Arnaud Souquet
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Mauricio Pineda 90'
34
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Georgios Koutsias 90'
24
Jonathan Dean ↓ Chris Mueller 55'
27
Allan Arigoni ↓ Gaston Gimenez 65'

Bench

30
Gaston Gimenez ↑ 65'
18
Spencer Richey
12
Tom Barlow ↑ 77'
22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 90'
37
Javier Casas
19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 90'
8
Chris Mueller ↑ 55'
42
Diego Konincks

Coach Frank Klopas

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
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-22 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-15 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-05-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-06-29 Montreal Impact FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union L 2024-06-22 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2024-06-19 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-06-15 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-06-01 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.47 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.09 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC50% Draw20% Philadelphia Union30%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

50%

Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC37% Draw35% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 3

3.8%

4 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	18%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	15%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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