Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

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Sat 21 Mar 2026 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nabil Bensalah (USA)

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

2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–2	L
14 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
08 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
01 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	0–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
15 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
28 Feb	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
22 Feb	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
18 Oct	New England Revolution	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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
Philadelphia Union will have plenty to reflect on. Chicago Fire FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

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

2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2026-03-08 Philadelphia Union 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-01 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC L 2026-02-22 D.C. United SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-10-18 Charlotte FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-03-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-02-28 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-02-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-10-18 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.4 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union30% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC44%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

56%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

70%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union23% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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