Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Philadelphia Union

1 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sun 1 Aug 2021 · 22:00 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jakob Glesnes 30' Y

R 34' Wyatt Omsberg

Y 41' Fabian Herbers

Jack Elliott 66' Y

Y 78' Robert Beric

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)

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

2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–1	D
25 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D
22 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
17 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Toronto FC	H	1–2	L
22 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Nashville SC	A	1–5	L
08 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	3–1	W
04 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC get this one started.
5' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' What a strike from Przemyslaw Frankowski! The score is 0-1.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' 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.
30' Jakob Glesnes is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
34' The referee calls foul for Wyatt Omsberg. He receives a Red card.
36' Against the run of play, Kai Wagner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
63' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Leon Flach by Ilsinho on 63 minute.
64' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is replaced by Robert Beric.
66' Jack Elliott picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Daniel Gazdag departs to be replaced by Quinn Sullivan.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Robert Beric is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 78.
81' The crowd applauds Fabian Herbers as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Bornstein steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
86' Alejandro Bedoya, a USA , has 47 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
89' Jack McGlynn gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Olivier Mbaizo and will look to change the dynamic.
It finishes all square. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 81'
5
Francisco Calvo
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
20
Wyatt Omsberg
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Luka Stojanovic 81'
2
Boris Sekulic
22
Mauricio Pineda
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Robert Beric 64'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-07-25 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union41% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

66%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

59%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union29% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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