Match

Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union: result 1-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 30Kick-off on October 4, 2012 at 12:40 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-3
Philadelphia Union

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union?

Philadelphia Union won 1-3 on October 4, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 7′J. McInerneyPhiladelphia Union
  • 67′Gabriel Enrique Gómez GirónPhiladelphia Union
  • 69′Dominic OduroChicago Fire
  • 87′A. HoppenotPhiladelphia Union

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 7S. MacDonald
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 4Á. Fernández
  2. 11Daniel Paladini
  3. 12Logan Pause
  1. 3Dan Gargan
  2. 6J. Anibaba
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  1. 25S. Johnson

Philadelphia Union

  1. 9J. McInerney
  2. 44Danny Cruz
  1. 7Brian Carroll
  2. 13Michael Lahoud
  3. 14Amobi Chidubem Okugo
  4. 21M. Farfán
  5. 26K. Daniel
  1. 2Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra
  2. 25S. Williams
  3. 28R. Gaddis
  1. 18Z. MacMath
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Philadelphia Union have 4, 4 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Columbus Crew(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 16, 2012CF Montreal(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 12, 2012Toronto FC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2012Houston Dynamo(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2012Columbus Crew(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Houston Dynamo(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2012DC United(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012Toronto FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 0 Philadelphia Union wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2012Philadelphia Union 1-3 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 24, 2012Chicago Fire 1-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire on Aug 12, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Philadelphia Union score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.139/158/15
Philadelphia Union1.11.338/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (48 points from 30 matches) and Philadelphia Union sit 6th (46 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago Fire3014610524448
6Philadelphia Union3013710614846

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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