Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire

Philadelphia Union

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Chicago Fire

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Subaru Park 🧑‍⚖️ Nabil Bensalah, 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Philadelphia Union 12 · Chicago Fire 8

Referee Stats

Nabil Bensalah,

3 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.33
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	67%
Draws	0%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-11).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-3

Goals For / Against

27 / 16

Avg: 1.80 / 1.07

Points

Avg: 1.73

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.60 / 1.67

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

1.73

PPG

1.33

1.80

1.60

1.07

1.67

60%

O2.5

67%

60%

BTTS

67%

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank12th

Chicago Fire rank8th

Philadelphia Union points46

Chicago Fire points48

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.

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.

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

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals15-5

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 last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-10

Record1-2-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home80%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home33%

Chicago Fire score away80%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first53%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first75%

Chicago Fire score first53%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 40% · Chicago Fire 33%

Avg first goal minute: Philadelphia Union 20.4' · Chicago Fire 28.6'

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home1.80 vs 1.84

Philadelphia Union concede at home1.07 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.60 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Philadelphia Union score 2% below league average, while Chicago Fire score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 24% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Philadelphia Union goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

373

431

Passes Accurate

274

313

Passes %

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' R. Lod

23'

23' T. D'Avilla

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

1st substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie

37'

37' P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Gutman

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Iloski

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Bedoya

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Bueno

1st substitution · For: J. Lukić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Gutman

2nd substitution · For: V. Radojević

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Bamba

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Bedoya

2nd substitution · For: I. Vassilev

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Cavan Sullivan

3rd substitution · For: M. Jakupovic

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Jean-Jacques

4th substitution · For: J. Rafanello

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo

5th substitution · For: B. Bender

87'

87' V. Radojević

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Lod

3rd substitution · For: Jason Shokalook

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Bamba

4th substitution · For: J. Dean

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Nabil Bensalah,. It was played at Subaru Park.

First half: R. Lod received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 8'. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 23'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 31', with P. Zinckernagel replacing M. Haile-Selassie. P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 37'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 45' when H. Cuypers scored, with the assist credited to A. Gutman, making the score 0-1. Philadelphia Union leveled the score at 45' when M. Iloski scored, with the assist credited to A. Bedoya, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Bueno replacing J. Lukić. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Gutman replacing V. Radojević. Chicago Fire took the lead at 58' when J. Bamba scored, making the score 1-2. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 62', with A. Bedoya replacing I. Vassilev. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Cavan Sullivan replacing M. Jakupovic. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 66', with D. Jean-Jacques replacing J. Rafanello. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 76', with P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo replacing B. Bender. V. Radojević received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 87'. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 89', with R. Lod replacing Jason Shokalook. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Bamba replacing J. Dean.

Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions. Philadelphia Union got 1 yellow card, while Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards.