Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Philadelphia Union

4 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 13 Aug 2022 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Mauricio Pineda

Alejandro Bedoya 28' Y

Y 70' Xherdan Shaqiri

Y 82' Federico Navarro

Cory Burke 85' Y

Olivier Mbaizo 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)

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

2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-06-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
06 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–3	L
30 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	6–0	W
23 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–0	W
16 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
14 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
06 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	3–2	W
30 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
24 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
17 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
14 Jul	Toronto FC	H	2–0	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
3' A moment of madness from Mauricio Pineda on 3 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
8' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' Goal! Daniel Gazdag scores his 66 goal in 95 matches.
21' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
28' Poor challenge from Alejandro Bedoya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Elliott makes no mistake. 2-0!
42' Federico Navarro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 173 appearances.
47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' Chris Mueller does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
53' Julian Carranza has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
63' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' Brian Gutierrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jairo Torres on 66 minute.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Xherdan Shaqiri on 70.
72' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Jack McGlynn by Jose Andres Martinez on 72 minute.
77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
79' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Javier Casas comes on to replace Xherdan Shaqiri.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cory Burke makes no mistake. 4-1!
82' Federico Navarro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
85' Cory Burke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
86' Philadelphia Union make a change. Daniel Gazdag trudges off to be replaced by Paxten Aaronson on 86 minutes.
89' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Boris Sekulic departs to be replaced by Andre Reynolds II.
90' Olivier Mbaizo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya
15
Olivier Mbaizo
9
Julian Carranza ↓ Quinn Sullivan 86'
7
Mikael Uhre ↓ Cory Burke 72'
6
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Paxten Aaronson 86'
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach
16
Jack McGlynn ↓ Jose Andres Martinez 72'

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Javier Casas 79'
5
Rafael Czichos
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Andre Reynolds II 89'
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Fabian Herbers 66'
8
Chris Mueller
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Jhon Duran 66'
7
Jairo Torres ↓ Brian Gutierrez 66'

Bench

21
Fabian Herbers ↑ 66'
36
Andre Reynolds II ↑ 89'
18
Spencer Richey
3
Jonathan Bornstein
37
Javier Casas ↑ 79'
40
Brian Gutierrez ↑ 66'
26
Jhon Duran ↑ 66'
33
Victor Bezerra

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

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

2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2022-07-30 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-07-23 Orlando City SC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2022-07-16 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New England Revolution W 2022-07-14 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Philadelphia Union W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-08-06 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-07-30 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.15 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union49% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

72%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

51%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union36% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.4%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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