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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on October 28, 2020 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Union
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire?

Philadelphia Union won 2-1 on October 28, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 28′K. PrzybyłkoPhiladelphia Union (pen.)
  • 42′R. BerićChicago Fire
  • 65′C. BurkePhiladelphia Union

Official lineup for Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Philadelphia Union

4-3-1-2
  1. 23K. Przybyłko
  2. 17Sergio Santos
  1. 21A. Fontana
  1. 22B. Aaronson
  2. 3J. Elliott
  3. 11A. Bedoya
  1. 27K. Wagner
  2. 4M. McKenzie
  3. 5J. Glesnes
  4. 28R. Gaddis
  1. 18A. Blake

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 27R. Berić
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  2. 14D. Mihailović
  3. 11P. Frankowski
  1. 10Álvaro Medrán
  2. 30G. Giménez
  1. 3J. Bornstein
  2. 5F. Calvo
  3. 22M. Pineda
  4. 2B. Sekulić
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Philadelphia Union have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2020Toronto FC(home)5-0Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2020New England Revolution(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2020DC United(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2020CF Montreal(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 7, 2020FC Cincinnati(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2020New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 17, 2020Sporting Kansas City(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2020DC United(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 8, 2020Sporting Kansas City(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 3, 2020CF Montreal(away)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Philadelphia Union wins, 0 draws, 2 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2019Chicago Fire 2-0 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
Jul 20, 2019Philadelphia Union 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 8, 2018Philadelphia Union 3-0 Chicago FireUS Open Cup
Jul 12, 2018Chicago Fire 3-4 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer
May 30, 2018Philadelphia Union 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Chicago Fire 3-2 Philadelphia UnionMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union on Aug 18, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Philadelphia Union score 2.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Philadelphia Union2.10.777/1511/15
Chicago Fire1.51.648/1511/15

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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