Which team will claim the points when Philadelphia Union go to play Chicago Fire? In this preview you'll find all the relevant facts and data needed to get smart.
- Chicago Fire have not yet lost a game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have lost all their away matches so far.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Philadelphia Union, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the CONCACAF Champions League. That game, against Atlas, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Philadelphia Union.
Chicago Fire form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Chicago Fire have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
A nice win for Chicago Fire last time playing, versus Minnesota United. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Kamara (2) scoring for the victors. The striker Kamara outdid all the other players in that match and managed a match rating of 8.13 out of 10. Kamara scored two goals, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
In the match before that, Chicago Fire hosted DC United and drew the game 0-0.Chicago have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Soldier Field with 6 goals in 4 league matches. On the other hand, Chicago Fire have conceded 5 goals.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
It's not happening yet for Philadelphia Union on their Major League Soccer travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Philadelphia Union aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 253 league minutes without a goal. Perea was the last player to find the net.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Atlas in their previous outing. The CONCACAF Champions League duel ended 2-2. Carranza, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.34. Carranza scored two goals.
A 0-1 defeat away at Cincinnati before that.The attacking power of Philadelphia when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Philadelphia Union - Chicago Fire 1-0, earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Chicago Fire won two, Philadelphia Union triumphed in six and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kamara 3 goals |  C. Mueller 2 goals |   D. Gazdag 2 goals |
Chicago Fire missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| Chicago Fire | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 12 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 14.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 13% | 24% |
| 11.3 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
- Chicago Fire have not yet lost a game at home.
- Chicago Fire have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Philadelphia Union have scored away.
- Chicago Fire have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Philadelphia Union have lost all their away matches so far.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | New England | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | New York City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Toronto | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Union | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | New York RB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | DC United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -13 | 3 |
