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

Match Preview

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

Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
3' Mauricio Pineda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 3.
8' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
13' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rafael Czichos suffering a number of foals already.
16' Against the run of play, Daniel Gazdag has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ezra Hendrickson might look to freshen things up shortly.
26' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Alejandro Bedoya is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 28.
33' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' Goal! Jack Elliott scores his 19 goal in 294 matches.
42' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
47' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
49' The deadlock is broken! Chris Mueller gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
53' What a moment for Julian Carranza! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
63' The 23-year-old Brian Gutierrez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
66' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Jairo Torres is withdrawn and Brian Gutierrez gets his opportunity.
70' Xherdan Shaqiri was booked on 70.
72' Jack McGlynn makes way for Jose Andres Martinez at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
79' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Xherdan Shaqiri exits the field as Javier Casas enters on 79.
82' Brilliant from the ! Cory Burke makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 82.
82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Federico Navarro.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Cory Burke argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
86' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Daniel Gazdag is withdrawn and Paxten Aaronson gets his opportunity.
89' The whistle greets Boris Sekulic as he departs to be replaced by Andre Reynolds II.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Olivier Mbaizo on 90 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

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

4 / 4

2.52 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union57% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

78%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

43%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union44% Draw36% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

4 – 2

3.3%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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