Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

2 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+10'

Jack Elliott 16' Y

R 36' Francisco Calvo

Y 45' Robert Beric

Anthony Fontana 48' Y

Y 57' Alvaro Medran

Alejandro Bedoya 68' Y

Y 88' Djordje Mihailovic

Ilsinho 90' Y

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Eric Weisbrod
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee Younes Marrakchi
Referee

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

2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 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
28 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
24 Oct	Toronto FC	H	5–0	W
19 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W
15 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
11 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
24 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	2–2	D
17 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
11 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
08 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D

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' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Djordje Mihailovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
15' Boris Sekulic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
16' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
28' Kacper Przybylko does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Francisco Calvo gets a Red card.
41' Bobby Shuttleworth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' What a moment for Robert Beric! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
45' Poor challenge from Robert Beric. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Ray Gaddis has done his job and it is now time for Olivier Mbaissidara to step up.
48' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Anthony Fontana gets a Yellow card.
53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alvaro Medran on 57.
60' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilsinho is hanging Anthony Fontana on the field on 60 minute.
65' GOAL! Cory Burke scores on 65. Assisted by Olivier Mbaissidara
68' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
72' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Fabian Herbers comes on to replace Ignacio Aliseda.
77' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
78' Carlos Teran is replacing Alvaro Medran for the Chicago Fire FC side.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raphaël Wicky will be considering his options from the bench.
87' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Kacper Przybylko is replaced by Andrew Wooten.
88' Djordje Mihailovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ilsinho on 90.
90' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Andre Blake is withdrawn and Joe Bendik gets his opportunity.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Andrew Wooten ↑ 87'
78
Aurelien Collin
19
Cory Burke ↑ 60'
25
Ilsinho ↑ 60'
15
Olivier Mbaizo ↑ 46'
12
Joe Bendik ↑ 90'
20
Michee Ngalina
13
Cole Turner
14
Jack De Vries

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Carlos Teran 78'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
5
Francisco Calvo C
14
Djordje Mihailovic
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Fabian Herbers 72'
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Elliot Collier 72'
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Miguel Navarro 72'
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Cory Burke	3
Julian Carranza	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	2
Boris Sekulic	2

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-10-24 Philadelphia Union 5–0 Toronto FC W 2020-10-19 New England Revolution 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2020-10-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.88 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union51% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

73%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

49%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union34% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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