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 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 18 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
#6	Position	#4
50	Points	55
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
66	Scored	64
52	Conceded	54
+14	GD	+10
1.47	PPG	1.62
41%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Przemyslaw Frankowski on 10.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 50% of all matches.
20' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Yellow card on 30.
34' Wyatt Omsberg picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' Goal! Kai Wagner scores his 9 goal in 305 matches.
41' Fabian Herbers was booked on 41.
46' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' Leon Flach makes way for Ilsinho at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
64' The supporters are chanting for Robert Beric. He replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 64 minute.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Elliott argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robert Beric is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
75' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag is replaced by Quinn Sullivan.
78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Robert Beric.
81' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Jonathan Bornstein comes on to replace Fabian Herbers.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
89' Jack McGlynn gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Olivier Mbaizo and will look to change the dynamic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 1-1 Chicago Fire FC.

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
Maren Haile-Selassie	3
Cory Burke	3
Bruno Damiani	3
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	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

2.04 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union50% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

74%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

50%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union38% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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