Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire

Philadelphia Union

4 - 0

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Subaru Park 🧑‍⚖️ Rubiel Vazquez 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Philadelphia Union 1 · Chicago Fire 14

Referee Stats

Rubiel Vazquez

27 matches · 3.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.44
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (23-7).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

38 / 18

Avg: 2.00 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-6

Goals For / Against

45 / 37

Avg: 2.50 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

2.16

PPG

1.67

2.00

2.50

0.95

2.06

65%

O2.5

94%

53%

BTTS

82%

76%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank1st

Chicago Fire rank14th

Philadelphia Union points66

Chicago Fire points53

Philadelphia Union: #1 · 66 pts · GD +22

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chicago Fire: #14 · 53 pts · GD +8

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals10-2

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

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals12-9

Record3-1-1

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.

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.594%

BTTS82%

BTTS + O2.582%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 71% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home94%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home47%

Chicago Fire score away94%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first76%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first77%

Chicago Fire score first65%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 67% · Chicago Fire 50%

Avg first goal minute: Philadelphia Union 26.8' · Chicago Fire 15.6'

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home2.00 vs 1.64

Philadelphia Union concede at home0.95 vs 1.36

Chicago Fire score away2.50 vs 1.36

Chicago Fire concede away2.06 vs 1.64

Philadelphia Union score 22% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 84% above league average.

Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 30% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 25% above 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: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 7

0-15 6

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

0-15 7

61-75 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

455

428

Passes Accurate

387

353

Passes %

85%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Baribo

Normal Goal

37'

37' J. Lukić

38'

38' Leonardo Barroso

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Leonardo Barroso

1st substitution · For: J. Dean

57'

57' S. Oregel

59'

59' T. Baribo

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Wagner

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Iloski

66'

66' O. Makhanya

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

2nd substitution · For: André Franco

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

3rd substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

D. Jean-Jacques

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Damiani

1st substitution · For: M. Uhre

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Q. Sullivan

2nd substitution · For: Cavan Sullivan

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Oregel

4th substitution · For: K. Acosta

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ H. Cuypers

5th substitution · For: T. Barlow

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

M. Iloski

Normal Goal

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Baribo

3rd substitution · For: C. Donovan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Lukić

4th substitution · For: J. Rafanello

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Iloski

5th substitution · For: A. Bedoya

Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat Chicago Fire 4-0 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rubiel Vazquez. It was played at Subaru Park.

First half: Philadelphia Union took the lead at 34' when T. Baribo scored, making the score 1-0. J. Lukić received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 37'. Leonardo Barroso received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 38'.

Second half: Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 46', with Leonardo Barroso replacing J. Dean. S. Oregel received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 57'. T. Baribo received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 59'. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 64' when K. Wagner scored, with the assist credited to M. Iloski, making the score 2-0. O. Makhanya received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 66'. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 69', with T. D'Avilla replacing André Franco. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 69', with P. Zinckernagel replacing M. Haile-Selassie. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 73' when D. Jean-Jacques scored, making the score 3-0. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 74', with B. Damiani replacing M. Uhre. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Q. Sullivan replacing Cavan Sullivan. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 75', with S. Oregel replacing K. Acosta. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 75', with H. Cuypers replacing T. Barlow. Philadelphia Union extended the lead at 80' when M. Iloski scored, making the score 4-0. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 81', with T. Baribo replacing C. Donovan. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Lukić replacing J. Rafanello. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Iloski replacing A. Bedoya.

Philadelphia Union used 5 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions. Philadelphia Union got 3 yellow cards, while Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards.