Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Three points are at stake. Philadelphia Union host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The 28-year-old Mauricio Pineda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Gaston Gimenez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 16' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott will be fuming at that decision.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' What composure from Kacper Przybylko! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raphaël Wicky will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Francisco Calvo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 36.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' The Slovenia Robert Beric breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-1!
  • 45' Robert Beric catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Ray Gaddis has done his job and it is now time for Olivier Mbaissidara to step up.
  • 48' Anthony Fontana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alvaro Medran.
  • 60' Ilsinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Fontana on 60 minute.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Cory Burke makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 68' Alejandro Bedoya was booked on 68.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Fabian Herbers comes on to replace Ignacio Aliseda.
  • 77' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Teran is hanging Alvaro Medran on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Kacper Przybylko is withdrawn and Andrew Wooten gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Djordje Mihailovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Ilsinho is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Bendik is hanging Andre Blake on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cory Burke 7
Daniel Gazdag 4
Cory Burke 3
Nemanja Nikolics 3
Kai Wagner 2
Julian Carranza 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Jakob Glesnes 2

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
2.25 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 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union58% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC21%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
80%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
42%
Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union42% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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