Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union: result 1-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 24, 2012 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union?
Chicago Fire won 1-0 on March 24, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 29′Dominic OduroChicago Fire
Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Chicago Fire
- 8Dominic Oduro
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 10Sebastián Hugo Grazzini
- 12Logan Pause
- 16M. Pappa
- 17P. Pardo
- 3Dan Gargan
- 5C. Gibbs
- 6J. Anibaba
- 13Gonzalo Segares González
- 70Paolo Tornaghi
Philadelphia Union
- 10D. Mwanga
- 23L. Pajoy
- 6Gabriel Enrique Gómez Girón
- 7Brian Carroll
- 8R. Torres
- 21M. Farfán
- 26K. Daniel
- 2Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra
- 3Chris Albright
- 24P. López
- 18Z. MacMath
What is the recent form of both teams?
In their last match in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats; Philadelphia Union have 0, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2012 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 13, 2012 | Portland Timbers(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Chicago Fire score 1.0 and concede 1.0 goals per match in their last match; Philadelphia Union score 1.0 and concede 2.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| Philadelphia Union | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
Over the last match in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (55 points from 34 matches) and Philadelphia Union sit 6th (50 points from 34 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 54 | 55 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 52 | 50 |
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