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 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Philadelphia Union welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at Subaru Park.
5' The whistle greets Andrew Gutman as he departs to be replaced by Chase Gasper.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rafael Czichos, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fabian Herbers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
30' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
35' Jack McGlynn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
39' What composure from Brian Gutierrez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 0-1.
44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
50' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' GOAL! Mikkel Uhre fires home to make it 1-1!
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Brady argues furiously but the card stands.
73' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Chase Gasper is withdrawn and Jonathan Dean gets his opportunity.
78' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 79 minute. Jack McGlynn leaves to be changed by Alejandro Bedoya.
82' Fabian Herbers adds to his 1 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
87' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
89' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 89 minute. Hugo Cuypers leaves to be changed by Tom Barlow.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

1.84 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union46% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

71%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

54%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union34% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC24%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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