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 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 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	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 18 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
#6	Position	#4
50	Points	55
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
66	Scored	64
52	Conceded	54
+14	GD	+10
1.47	PPG	1.62
41%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Patrick McLain is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 295 games and scored 427 goals.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Maren Haile-Selassie scoring 1 goals.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keegan Rosenberry made 305 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jorge Luis Corrales suffering a number of foals already.
60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 50% of all matches.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' Haris Medunjanin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
Philadelphia Union celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Maren Haile-Selassie	3
Cory Burke	3
Bruno Damiani	3
Jakob Glesnes	2
Hugo Cuypers	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.61 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + 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: 3.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 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 Union47% Draw36% Chicago Fire FC17%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.5%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	18%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	20%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	10%	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

8% ✓

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