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Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on March 21, 2026 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Union
1-2
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire?

Chicago Fire won 1-2 on March 21, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 45′H. CuypersChicago Fire
  • 45′M. IloskiPhiladelphia Union
  • 58′J. BambaChicago Fire

Official lineup for Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Philadelphia Union

4-4-2
  1. 9B. Damiani
  2. 10M. Iloski
  1. 6Cavan Sullivan
  2. 8J. Bueno
  3. 21D. Jean-Jacques
  4. 11A. Bedoya
  1. 20P. Ndinga Ossibadjouo
  2. 29O. Makhanya
  3. 26N. Harriel
  4. 39F. Westfield
  1. 18A. Blake

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 9H. Cuypers
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 17R. Lod
  3. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 42T. D'Avilla
  2. 6A. Salétros
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 4M. Mbokazi
  3. 16J. Waterman
  4. 2Leonardo Barroso
  1. 1C. Brady
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Philadelphia Union have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 7 and 4.

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

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 19, 2026Club America(away)1-1CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 14, 2026Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2026Club America(home)0-1CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 8, 2026San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Mar 1, 2026New York City FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 15, 2026DC United(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 8, 2026Columbus Crew(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Feb 28, 2026CF Montreal(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2026Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 14, 2026Portland Timbers(home)3-4Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Philadelphia Union wins, 2 draws, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 1, 2025Chicago Fire 0-3 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Oct 26, 2025Philadelphia Union 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025Philadelphia Union 4-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 26, 2025Chicago Fire 0-1 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Jul 4, 2024Chicago Fire 4-3 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Feb 25, 2024Philadelphia Union 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union on Nov 1, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Philadelphia Union score 1.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Philadelphia Union1.81.156/158/15
Chicago Fire1.51.559/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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