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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 22Kick-off on August 4, 2013 at 12:00 AM (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 August 4, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 9′Patrick NyarkoChicago Fire
  • 60′S. WilliamsPhiladelphia Union
  • 75′Mike MageeChicago Fire

Official lineup for Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Philadelphia Union

  1. 6C. Casey
  2. 9J. McInerney
  3. 11S. Le Toux
  4. 44Danny Cruz
  1. 7Brian Carroll
  2. 14Amobi Chidubem Okugo
  3. 21M. Farfán
  1. 25S. Williams
  2. 28R. Gaddis
  3. 31Jeff Parke
  1. 18Z. MacMath

Chicago Fire

  1. 9Mike Magee
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 17Chris Rolfe
  1. 26Joel Lindpere
  2. 71Alex
  1. 4Bakary Soumaré
  2. 6J. Anibaba
  3. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  4. 20J. Larentowicz
  5. 22A. Berry
  1. 25S. Johnson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Philadelphia Union have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 8, 3 and 4.

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

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 27, 2013Whitecaps(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 20, 2013Portland Timbers(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2013Chivas USA(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jul 7, 2013Houston Dynamo(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2013Real Salt Lake(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 28, 2013Houston Dynamo(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2013DC United(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2013Whitecaps(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 7, 2013Sporting Kansas City(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2013San Jose Earthquakes(home)3-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Philadelphia Union wins, 0 draws, 2 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 18, 2013Philadelphia Union 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 11, 2013Chicago Fire 0-1 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Oct 4, 2012Chicago Fire 1-3 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
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 May 18, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Philadelphia Union score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Philadelphia Union1.61.368/159/15
Chicago Fire1.91.2211/159/15

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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