Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Philadelphia Union

1 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Joaquin Torres 90' 1–0

Y 12' Carlos Teran

Y 38' Kei Ansu Kamara

Y 42' Miguel Navarro

Jose Andres Martinez 45' Y

Y 45' Fabian Herbers

YR 50' Fabian Herbers

Alejandro Bedoya 74' Y

YR 90' Kei Ansu Kamara

Quinn Sullivan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
05 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–2	L
26 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–1	W
05 Nov	Los Angeles FC	A	3–6	L
31 Oct	New York City FC	H	3–1	W
21 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	1–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Oct	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Cincinnati	A	3–2	W
18 Sep	Charlotte FC	H	2–3	L
13 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
12' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 12.
17' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
27' named a 4-1-2-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Andre Blake has done his job and it is now time for Joe Bendik to step up.
38' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Kei Ansu Kamara will be fuming at that decision.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Miguel Navarro is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 42.
45' A moment of madness from Jose Andres Martinez on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
50' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
55' Chris Mueller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kacper Przybylko at the 55 minute mark.
60' 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.
61' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Leon Flach is withdrawn and Joaquin Torres gets his opportunity.
65' The whistle greets Gaston Claudio Gimenez as he departs to be replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 278 games and scored 398 goals.
74' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya will be fuming at that decision.
76' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Javier Casas.
81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
83' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Olivier Mbaizo is replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 83 minute.
88' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
90' Against the run of play, Joaquin Torres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Kei Ansu Kamara.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Javier Casas 76'
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
2
Arnaud Souquet ↓ Jonathan Dean 55'
6
Miguel Navarro
4
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Mauricio Pineda 65'
34
Chris Brady
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Chris Mueller 55'
27
Kendall Burks
23
Kei Ansu Kamara

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Cory Burke	3
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	2
Boris Sekulic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-05 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-11-05 Los Angeles FC 6–3 Philadelphia Union L 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC W 2022-10-21 Philadelphia Union 1–0 FC Cincinnati W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2022-10-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC L 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.66 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union45% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC31%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

69%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

55%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union30% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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