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 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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Subaru Park as Philadelphia Union face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
12' Carlos Teran is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
17' 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.
22' 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.
27' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a 4-1-2-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Carranza, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 21 goals in the last 16 games.
33' Philadelphia Union make a change. Andre Blake trudges off to be replaced by Joe Bendik on 33 minutes.
38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kei Ansu Kamara on 38 minutes.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Miguel Navarro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Jose Andres Martinez gets a Yellow card.
50' Fabian Herbers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 50.
55' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Kacper Przybylko exits the field as Chris Mueller enters on 55.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Leon Flach has done his job and it is now time for Joaquin Torres to step up.
65' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 65 minute. Gaston Claudio Gimenez leaves to be changed by Mauricio Pineda.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
74' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya will be fuming at that decision.
76' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Xherdan Shaqiri exits the field as Javier Casas enters on 76.
81' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Olivier Mbaizo is replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 83 minute.
88' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' Joaquin Torres adds to his 0 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
90' Chicago Fire FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Cory Burke	3
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	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

1.47 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union41% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

65%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

59%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union26% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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