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Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
3 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Wed 30 May 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Danny Thornberry

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

9
4
4
Philadelphia Union 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
26 May New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
19 May Real Salt Lake H 4–1 W
12 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
09 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
05 May Toronto FC A 0–3 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
26 May Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
20 May Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L
12 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
10 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
06 May Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Chicago Fire FC
#6 Position #5
39 Points 42
27 Played 26
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
54 Scored 46
44 Conceded 38
+10 GD +8
1.44 PPG 1.62
41% Win % 46%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Alan Gordon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Auston Trusty has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The 27-year-old Mark McKenzie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Ellis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Haris Medunjanin, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brandt Bronico is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC have won 406 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Philadelphia Union players.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-26 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-05-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-05-05 Toronto FC 3–0 Philadelphia Union L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-05-26 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo L 2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.56 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union61% Draw20% Chicago Fire FC19%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
81%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
39%
Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union46% Draw36% Chicago Fire FC18%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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