Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Philadelphia Union is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
5' Aleksandar Katai is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
7' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire SC player. Brandt Bronico gets a Yellow card.
11' Assisted by Kai Wagner with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Fabian makes no mistake. 1-0!
16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' Another change for Chicago Fire SC made on 42 minute. Jorge Luis Corrales leaves to be changed by Grant Lillard.
47' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Marco Fabian is replaced by Anthony Fontana on 61 minute.
65' Against the run of play, Anthony Fontana has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' The whistle greets Nemanja Nikolics as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Katai.
75' 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.
77' Ilsinho gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Brenden Aaronson and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
84' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
89' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Fafa Picault by Warren Creavalle on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 2-0 Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kenneth Kronholm
9
C.J. Sapong
21
Fabian Herbers
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
5
Francisco Calvo
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger C
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Aleksandar Katai 70'
25
Jorge Luis Corrales ↓ Grant Lillard 42'
13
Brandt Bronico
4
Johan Kappelhof
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Diego Campos 70'

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.9 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union52% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

75%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

48%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union35% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC24%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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