Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Philadelphia Union
2 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 20 Jul 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 7' Brandt Bronico
Kai Wagner 19' Y
Fafa Picault 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
  • Referee Jon Freemon

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
2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
14 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–4 L
07 Jul Orlando City SC H 2–2 D
03 Jul Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
29 Jun New York City FC A 2–4 L
26 Jun New England Revolution A 1–1 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
18 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
14 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
07 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
04 Jul Atlanta United FC H 5–1 W
29 Jun New York Red Bulls A 1–3 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Costa Rica international Francisco Calvo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 7' Poor challenge from Brandt Bronico. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 11' What a strike from Marco Fabian! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kai Wagner.
  • 24' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bastian Schweinsteiger, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Grant Lillard gets the nod from Chicago Fire SC. He replaces Jorge Luis Corrales and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Jack Elliott needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Anthony Fontana gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Marco Fabian and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Anthony Fontana gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Chicago Fire SC ring the changes. Nemanja Nikolics has done his job and it is now time for Aleksandar Katai to step up.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union have won 493 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 77' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Brenden Aaronson departs to be replaced by Ilsinho.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' Fafa Picault has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Warren Creavalle comes on to replace Fafa Picault.
  • With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Cory Burke 3
Nemanja Nikolics 3
Boris Sekulic 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Kai Wagner 2
Julian Carranza 2

Head to Head

2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-14 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-07-07 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2019-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union L 2019-06-26 New England Revolution 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2019-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-06-29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.27 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union60% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC19%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
81%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
40%
Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union43% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC18%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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