Thursday , 2 July 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Philadelphia Union
2 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 00:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Mauricio Pineda
Y 70' Chris Brady
Jose Martinez 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
4
4
Philadelphia Union 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
21 Oct New England Revolution A 1–2 L
07 Oct Nashville SC H 0–0 D
04 Oct Atlanta United FC H 3–2 W
30 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
27 Sep FC Dallas H 1–1 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Philadelphia Union A 2–2 D
21 Oct New York City FC A 0–1 L
08 Oct Charlotte FC H 0–2 L
05 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
30 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
24 Sep New England Revolution H 2–2 D

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' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The whistle greets Andrew Gutman as he departs to be replaced by Chase Gasper.
  • 10' Maren Haile-Selassie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' USA international Kellyn Acosta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Tom Barlow, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' The Mexico Brian Gutierrez breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-1!
  • 44' 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 Jose Martinez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Mauricio Pineda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 50' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Mikkel Uhre has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Mikkel Uhre makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Philadelphia Union are in front.
  • 60' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 70' Chris Brady was booked on 70.
  • 73' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Chase Gasper exits the field as Jonathan Dean enters on 73.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Alejandro Bedoya on, Jack McGlynn off on 79 minutes.
  • 82' A stunning finish from Fabian Herbers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Martinez on 87.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Hugo Cuypers is replaced by Tom Barlow on 89 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 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

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New England Revolution 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-10-07 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-10-04 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Atlanta United FC W 2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-27 Philadelphia Union 1–1 FC Dallas D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-09-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union33% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
59%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
67%
Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union22% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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