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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 23Kick-off on August 12, 2012 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Union
1-3
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire?

Chicago Fire won 1-3 on August 12, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 34′J. AnibabaPhiladelphia Union (o.g.)
  • 43′Chris RolfeChicago Fire
  • 45′Arne FriedrichChicago Fire
  • 56′Chris RolfeChicago Fire

Official lineup for Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Philadelphia Union

  1. 12C. Hoffman
  1. 7Brian Carroll
  2. 11Freddy Adu
  3. 14Amobi Chidubem Okugo
  4. 21M. Farfán
  5. 26K. Daniel
  1. 4Bakary Soumaré
  2. 15G. Farfán
  3. 25S. Williams
  4. 28R. Gaddis
  1. 18Z. MacMath

Chicago Fire

  1. 7S. MacDonald
  2. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 4Á. Fernández
  2. 12Logan Pause
  3. 16M. Pappa
  4. 17P. Pardo
  1. 6J. Anibaba
  2. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  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 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 4, 2012CF Montreal(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2012CF Montreal(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 11, 2012Sporting Kansas City(home)0-2US Open Cup
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 5, 2012Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 18, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 15, 2012Whitecaps(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Philadelphia Union wins, 0 draws, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 24, 2012Chicago Fire 1-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union on Mar 24, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Philadelphia Union score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.2 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Philadelphia Union1.71.137/159/15
Chicago Fire1.21.239/158/15

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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