Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Philadelphia Union

4 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jovan Lukic 37' Y

Y 38' Leonardo Barroso

Y 57' Sergio Oregel

Tai Baribo 59' Y

Olwethu Makhanya 66' 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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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

2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC 2025-06-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–0	W
16 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
09 Aug	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
20 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
16 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–4	L
17 Aug	St. Louis City	H	3–2	W
10 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
27 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W
19 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–0	W
16 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Philadelphia Union to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Tom Barlow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Bruno Damiani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
25' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' Goal! Tai Baribo scores his 32 goal in 14 matches.
37' A moment of madness from Jovan Lukic on 37 minutes earns him a card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Leonardo Barroso is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 38.
43' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Leonardo Barroso trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Dean on 46 minutes.
51' Chicago Fire FC 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.
56' 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.
57' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
59' It’s gonna be a card for Tai Baribo.
64' What a moment for Kai Wagner! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
66' Olwethu Makhanya has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
69' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maren Haile-Selassie is hanging Philip Zinckernagel on the field on 69 minute.
73' Goal! Danley Jean Jacques scores his 7 goal in 438 matches.
75' Tom Barlow is replacing Hugo Cuypers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
80' What composure from Milan Iloski! The USA international strokes it home. 4-0.
81' The crowd applauds Tai Baribo as he leaves the pitch. Chris Donovan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
84' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Jovan Lukic is withdrawn and Jeremy Rafanello gets his opportunity.
89' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Alejandro Bedoya ↑ 84'
15
Olivier Mbaizo
26
Nathan Harriel
8
Jesus Bueno
25
Chris Donovan ↑ 81'
7
Mikkel Uhre ↑ 75'
14
Jeremy Rafanello ↑ 84'
6
Cavan Sullivan ↑ 75'

Coach Bradley Carnell

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba
3
Jack Elliott
15
Andrew Gutman
17
Brian Gutierrez
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 69'
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 75'
35
Sergio Oregel ↓ Kellyn Acosta 75'
2
Leonardo Barroso ↓ Jonathan Dean 46'
38
Christopher Cupps
42
Dje Davilla ↓ Andre Franco 69'

Bench

23
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 75'
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 69'
12
Tom Barlow ↑ 75'
34
Omar Gonzalez
22
Mauricio Pineda
10
Andre Franco ↑ 69'
25
Jeffrey Gal
24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 46'
5
Sam Rogers

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Cory Burke	3
Kai Wagner	2
Julian Carranza	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	2

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-08-16 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-09 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Toronto FC D 2025-07-26 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2025-07-16 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-07-19 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-07-16 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.34 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union56% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

77%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

44%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union42% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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