Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union

Chicago Fire

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Philadelphia Union

🕒 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Ricardo Fierro 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 8 · Philadelphia Union 12

Referee Stats

Ricardo Fierro

10 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.90
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	30%
Home wins	40%
Draws	20%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (8-19).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.87 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 32

Avg: 2.27 / 2.13

Points

Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.87

PPG

1.33

1.87

2.27

1.27

2.13

80%

O2.5

80%

73%

BTTS

80%

67%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th

Philadelphia Union rank12th

Chicago Fire points48

Philadelphia Union points46

Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8

7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Philadelphia Union: #12 · 46 pts · GD +13

9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals16-6

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.573%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%

Philadelphia Union score away87%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%

Philadelphia Union score first33%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · Philadelphia Union 40%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · Philadelphia Union 27.2'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41

Philadelphia Union score away2.27 vs 1.41

Philadelphia Union concede away2.13 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while Philadelphia Union score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 11

46-60 9

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 11

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

405

411

Passes Accurate

299

305

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34'

34' M. Mbokazi

41'

41' J. Elliott

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Haile-Selassie

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Allen

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ J. Bamba

1st substitution · For: A. Hanche-Olsen

45+1'

45+1' J. Elliott

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Iloski

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Damiani

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: Cavan Sullivan

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Bueno

1st substitution · For: I. Vassilev

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Lukić

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Gómez

2nd substitution · For: P. Dithejane

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Dean

3rd substitution · For: Leonardo Barroso

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Lewandowski

4th substitution · For: P. Zinckernagel

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Salétros

5th substitution · For: S. Oregel

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Damiani

2nd substitution · For: E. Alladoh

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Cavan Sullivan

3rd substitution · For: B. Bender

85'

85' I. Vassilev

88'

88' P. Zinckernagel

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Q. Sullivan

4th substitution · For: J. Sery Larsen

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ M. Iloski

5th substitution · For: M. Jakupovic

90+3'

90+3' Neil Pierre

Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat Chicago Fire 3-1 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ricardo Fierro. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: M. Mbokazi received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 34'. J. Elliott received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 41'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 44' when M. Haile-Selassie scored, with the assist credited to N. Allen, making the score 1-0. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 45', with J. Bamba replacing A. Hanche-Olsen. J. Elliott received a red card for Chicago Fire at 45+1'.

Second half: Philadelphia Union leveled the score at 49' when M. Iloski scored, with the assist credited to B. Damiani, making the score 1-1. Philadelphia Union took the lead at 55' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to Cavan Sullivan, making the score 1-2. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Bueno replacing I. Vassilev. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 67' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to J. Lukić, making the score 1-3. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Gómez replacing P. Dithejane. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 68', with J. Dean replacing Leonardo Barroso. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 68', with R. Lewandowski replacing P. Zinckernagel. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 72', with A. Salétros replacing S. Oregel. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Damiani replacing E. Alladoh. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Cavan Sullivan replacing B. Bender. I. Vassilev received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 85'. P. Zinckernagel received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 88'. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Q. Sullivan replacing J. Sery Larsen. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with M. Iloski replacing M. Jakupovic. Neil Pierre received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+3'.

Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions while Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Philadelphia Union got 2 yellow cards.