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 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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brian Gutierrez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 278 games and scored 398 goals.
15' 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.
20' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' 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.
30' 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.
34' Tai Baribo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jovan Lukic on 37.
38' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Leonardo Barroso is withdrawn and Jonathan Dean gets his opportunity.
51' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
59' The referee has no hesitation. Tai Baribo is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 59.
64' Assisted by Milan Iloski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kai Wagner makes no mistake. 2-0!
66' A moment of madness from Olwethu Makhanya on 66 minutes earns him a card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
69' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 69 minute. Philip Zinckernagel leaves to be changed by Maren Haile-Selassie.
73' Danley Jean Jacques adds to his 2 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
75' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Tom Barlow on, Hugo Cuypers off on 75 minutes.
80' Milan Iloski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
81' Chris Donovan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tai Baribo at the 81 minute mark.
84' Jeremy Rafanello is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jovan Lukic at the 84 minute mark.
89' Chris Brady has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Julian Carranza	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Jakob Glesnes	2
Boris Sekulic	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

2 / 4

1.97 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union48% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

71%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union35% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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