Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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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

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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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The ball is rolling at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
5' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Andrew Gutman is replaced by Chase Gasper on 5 minute.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Damion Lowe, a Jamaica , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Kai Wagner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 289 appearances.
35' Philadelphia Union 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.
39' What composure from Brian Gutierrez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 0-1.
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Mauricio Pineda is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 45.
50' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Mikkel Uhre is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
60' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
65' Julian Carranza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Chris Brady.
73' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Chase Gasper is replaced by Jonathan Dean.
78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
79' Alejandro Bedoya is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack McGlynn at the 79 minute mark.
82' Fabian Herbers does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
87' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Martinez is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 87.
89' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Tom Barlow comes on to replace Hugo Cuypers.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 2-2 Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.47 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 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union37% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

63%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

63%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union26% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC31%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win 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

Actual

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 0

4.8%

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.