Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Chicago Fire FC

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Philadelphia Union

Thu 26 Jun 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Jovan Lukic

Y 50' Jacob Glesnes

Y 72' Jesus Bueno

Omar Gonzalez 81' Y

Y 90' Olwethu Makhanya

Y 90' Alejandro Bedoya

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

2025-06-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	0–1	L
15 Jun	Nashville SC	H	0–2	L
07 Jun	D.C. United SC	A	7–1	W
31 May	Orlando City SC	A	3–1	W
25 May	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
17 May	Charlotte FC	A	4–1	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–0	W
14 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jun	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
28 May	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
24 May	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–3	D
17 May	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
5' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Bruno Damiani makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 293 games and scored 491 goals.
20' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Jack Elliott, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Jovan Lukic argues furiously but the card stands.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Jacob Glesnes will be fuming at that decision.
55' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
60' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
65' Jesus Bueno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Bender on 65 minute.
70' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Sergio Oregel is replaced by Kellyn Acosta.
72' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 72.
73' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Tom Barlow comes on to replace Hugo Cuypers.
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brian Gutierrez, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
80' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Leonardo Barroso has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Dean to step up.
81' Omar Gonzalez was booked on 81.
86' Jeremy Rafanello has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
88' Eddy Davis III has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Damiani on 88 minute.
90' Philadelphia Union receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 70'
3
Jack Elliott
34
Omar Gonzalez
15
Andrew Gutman
22
Mauricio Pineda
17
Brian Gutierrez
11
Philip Zinckernagel
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 73'
35
Sergio Oregel ↓ Kellyn Acosta 70'
25
Jeffrey Gal
2
Leonardo Barroso ↓ Jonathan Dean 80'

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-06-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-06-15 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2025-06-07 D.C. United SC 1–7 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-31 Orlando City SC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-06-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2025-06-14 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-06-01 FC Dallas 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2025-05-28 Toronto FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2025-05-24 Philadelphia Union 3–3 Internacional CF Miami D 2025-05-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.39 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC32% Draw27% Philadelphia Union41%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

68%

Chicago Fire FC or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC25% Draw44% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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