Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Philadelphia Union

3 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 30 May 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#13	Position	#4
16	Points	29
18	Played	17
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
25	Scored	32
33	Conceded	23
-8	GD	+9
0.89	PPG	1.71
22%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC.
5' 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.
10' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Mo Adams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' 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.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
65' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 278 games and scored 398 goals.
75' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
80' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
85' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Accam is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
It finishes all square. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Aleksandar Katai
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger C ↓ Drew Conner 88'
21
Alan Gordon ↓ Mo Adams 88'
25
Jorge Luis Corrales
3
Brandon Vincent
13
Brandt Bronico
4
Johan Kappelhof
32
Patrick McLain
20
Daniel Johnson ↓ Luis Solignac 64'
5
Kevin Ellis
12
Tony Tchani

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.19 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union53% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

75%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

47%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union39% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.7%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

0 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Clean Sheet