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 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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
5' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' Chris Mueller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carlos Teran on 12.
17' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
33' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Andre Blake by Joe Bendik on 33 minute.
38' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Kei Ansu Kamara gets a Yellow card.
42' Miguel Navarro was booked on 42.
45' Jose Andres Martinez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
50' Poor challenge from Fabian Herbers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
55' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 55 minute. Kacper Przybylko leaves to be changed by Chris Mueller.
60' Alejandro Bedoya, a USA , has 47 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Leon Flach is replaced by Joaquin Torres on 61 minute.
65' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Gaston Claudio Gimenez is replaced by Mauricio Pineda on 65 minute.
70' Chicago Fire FC have won 406 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya will be fuming at that decision.
76' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Xherdan Shaqiri is withdrawn and Javier Casas gets his opportunity.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
83' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Quinn Sullivan comes on to replace Olivier Mbaizo.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 283 games and scored 406 goals.
90' Goal! Joaquin Torres scores his 8 goal in 168 matches.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Kei Ansu Kamara on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Boris Sekulic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	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

2.04 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union53% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC24%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

76%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

47%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union38% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

3.9%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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