Match analysis
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Major League Soccer fixture.
Mbekezeli Mbokazi🟨Jack Elliott🟨Maren Haile-Selassie⚽Jonathan Bamba🔄Jack Elliott🟥
Milan Iloski⚽Bruno Damiani⚽Jesus Bueno🔄Bruno Damiani⚽Robert Lewandowski🔄Johan Arath Gomez🔄Jonathan Dean🔄Anton Saletros🔄Bruno Damiani🔄Cavan Sullivan🔄Indiana Vassilev🟨Philip Zinckernagel🟨Quinn Sullivan🔄Milan Iloski🔄Neil Pierre🟨Chicago Fire were beaten 3-1 at home by Philadelphia Union on Thursday 15 October (Major League Soccer). At the break it was 1-0 to Chicago Fire. Philadelphia Union turned it round in the second half. Philadelphia Union had 51% of the ball, and the shot count went 19-8 to Philadelphia Union.
Maren Haile-Selassie (44') scored for Chicago Fire. For Philadelphia Union, Milan Iloski (49') and Bruno Damiani (55', 67') were on target. Jack Elliott was sent off for Chicago Fire in stoppage time.
Anyone on Philadelphia Union to win and over 2.5 goals was paid out, and all six of our tips won.
3W 4D 3L1.30 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| Chicago FireHome | Rating | Philadelphia UnionAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,579 | Overall | 1,595 |
| 1,532 | Match venue | 1,512 |
| 1,532 | At home | 1,611 |
| 1,518 | Away | 1,512 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,561 | Attack | 1,572 |
| 1,496 | Defence | 1,550 |
| 1,520 | Home attack | 1,545 |
| 1,560 | Away attack | 1,561 |
| 1,498 | Home defence | 1,605 |
| 1,471 | Away defence | 1,506 |
| Match profile | ||
| 2,183 | Goal environment | 2,118 |
| 1,762 | Home goals | 1,795 |
| 1,922 | Away goals | 1,823 |
| 1,509 | Possession | 1,489 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,484 | Set-piece attack | 1,569 |
| 1,485 | Set-piece defence | 1,568 |
| 1,557 | Close games | 1,515 |
| 1,584 | Winning margin | 1,621 |
Match venue compares Chicago Fire at home with Philadelphia Union away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Chicago Fire1:1Philadelphia Union1:1
PajimonWonThe pickPhiladelphia Union win
There's a lot of meat on this one, and I'm talking about the good kind — the sort you'd want to throw on the braai and watch sizzle. Philadelphia Union have been absolutely cooking in recent times, and they're heading to Chicago Fire's ground with a five-game winning run that…
Value VinnyWonThe pickOver 2.5
Philadelphia Union walk into Chicago Fire's ground on a five-game winning streak that has produced 20 goals and just 6 conceded. The numbers behind that run are hard to ignore: 3.1 goals per game across their last 10 matches, 8 of those 10 finishing over 2.5, and a 5-0 away win…
Mr CertaintyWonThe pickOver 2.5
Philadelphia Union arrive at Chicago Fire's ground riding a five-game winning run. Five consecutive wins, 20 goals scored and just 6 conceded across their last five matches paint a picture of a side operating at an extraordinary level. Their attacking output is backed by the…
The Big "O"WonThe pickOver 2.5
Look, I'll be honest with you — when I see two teams walking into a fixture with this much firepower loaded and this little interest in keeping it quiet, my heart starts pounding. And that's exactly what we've got here on 15 October as Chicago Fire host Philadelphia Union. Let's…
Yoda Mc Yoda FaceWonThe pickOver 2.5
Five wins. Twenty goals. Six conceded. That is the story of Philadelphia Union in the last five matches, and it is a story that speaks louder than any whisper in the stadium. They beat Real Salt Lake 2–1 on 10 October, they dismantled Orlando City 4–2 two weeks prior, they won…
Mr SimpleWonThe pickPhiladelphia Union win
Right, so here's the thing about this one. Philadelphia Union are absolutely flying. Five wins in a row, 20 goals scored, just 6 conceded. That's not a fluke — that's a team in full flow. They've hammered 5-0 at San Diego, 4-2 at home to Orlando City, 4-3 at Sporting Kansas…
In 38 meetings since March 2012, Chicago Fire have won 11, Philadelphia Union have taken 18 and nine were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union prediction page.
