Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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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 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nabil Bensalah (USA)

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 18 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
#6	Position	#4
50	Points	55
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
66	Scored	64
52	Conceded	54
+14	GD	+10
1.47	PPG	1.62
41%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
1-2 the final result. Philadelphia Union will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	7
Daniel Gazdag	4
Nemanja Nikolics	3
Maren Haile-Selassie	3
Cory Burke	3
Bruno Damiani	3
Julian Carranza	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

3 / 4

1.82 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union39% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC35%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

64%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

61%

Philadelphia Union or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union32% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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