Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 29 match between Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Philadelphia Union come to Soldier Field for the Major League Soccer match on Thursday, Chicago Fire FC will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
The Chicago Fire FC enter the game ranked 2 in the Eastern Conference, while the Philadelphia Union are 6 in the Eastern Conference.
Team form: Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union
Chicago Fire FC Form
Chicago Fire FC are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-1 win against Charlotte FC. They went on to beat Vancouver Whitecaps by 3-1, before also getting the better of New York City FC in a 2-1 victory. Chicago Fire FC won four of their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 11 goals.
Philadelphia Union Form
Philadelphia Union are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. San Diego FC got left behind in a 0-5 win, before Sporting Kansas City got hammered in a 3-4 victory. Orlando City was the most recent victim in a 4-2 win for Philadelphia Union. Philadelphia Union claimed 13 points in their last six Major League Soccer matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded 13 and scored 20 goals themselves.
Betting stats for Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chicago Fire FC and Philadelphia Union. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Chicago Fire FC home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Chicago Fire FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chicago Fire FC have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Chicago Fire FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Chicago Fire FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Philadelphia Union have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- In the last 4 Philadelphia Union matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
Players in form: Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union
He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Milan Iloski also hammered in six goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Chicago Fire FC.
Popular betting markets: Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union
Full-time result
Chicago Fire FC claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Philadelphia Union won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Philadelphia Union won their last 6 matches. Philadelphia Union did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
Chicago Fire FC scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Philadelphia Union scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive home games Chicago Fire FC played. Chicago Fire FC managed to open the scoreline in no less than five of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Philadelphia Union performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Philadelphia Union have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Chicago Fire FC when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chicago Fire FC, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Philadelphia Union, who scored 2.9 times on average in these matches. Philadelphia Unions last six matches had over 4.5 goals.
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