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 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#15	Position	#3
7	Points	26
15	Played	14
1 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
18	Scored	27
30	Conceded	16
-12	GD	+11
0.47	PPG	1.86
7%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/4

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
3' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mauricio Pineda on 3 minutes.
8' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
13' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
16' What a moment for Daniel Gazdag! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 286 games and scored 477 goals.
26' 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.
28' A moment of madness from Alejandro Bedoya on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' GOAL! Jack Elliott fires home to make it 2-0!
42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kacper Przybylko, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
47' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
49' GOAL! Chris Mueller scores on 49.
53' What composure from Julian Carranza! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-1.
58' Colombia international Jhon Duran has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
66' Brian Gutierrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jairo Torres on 66 minute.
70' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
72' Philadelphia Union make a change. Jack McGlynn trudges off to be replaced by Jose Andres Martinez on 72 minutes.
77' 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.
79' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Javier Casas comes on to replace Xherdan Shaqiri.
82' A stunning finish from Cory Burke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
82' Federico Navarro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a 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' Paxten Aaronson is replacing Daniel Gazdag for the Philadelphia Union side.
89' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Boris Sekulic by Andre Reynolds II on 89 minute.
90' Olivier Mbaizo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Philadelphia Union players.

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
Cory Burke	3
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Boris Sekulic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	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

1.95 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union45% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

68%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

55%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union32% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

3 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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