Philadelphia Union annihilates Chicago Fire 4-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Philadelphia Union estinguishes Chicago Fire 4-1 with goals of

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Luke Meyer
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Philadelphia Union annihilates Chicago Fire 4-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

CHESTER. Philadelphia Union annihilates Chicago Fire 4-1 with goals of D. Gazdag (16′), J. Elliott (37′), J. Carranza (53′) and C. Burke (82′). On the opposite side, Chicago Fire scored with ​C. Mueller (49′). Chicago Fire lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Subaru Park stadium in Chester. The referee was Ismail Elfath assisted by Corey Parker and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Jeremy Scheer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Philadelphia Union

4 - 1

Team 1

Chicago Fire

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 102 Attack 99
  • 45 Dangerous attack 54
  • 71 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 21 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Chicago Fire had a strong ball possession 56% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chicago Fire was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Philadelphia Union succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Philadelphia Union shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Philadelphia Union received 4 yellow cards (A. Bedoya, C. Burke, J. Carranza and O. Mbaizo). On the other side, Chicago Fire received 3 yellow cards (M. Pineda, X. Shaqiri and F. Navarro).

Match Timeline

3'
Mauricio Pineda- Yellow
Dániel Gazdag(goal)
16'
Alejandro Bedoya - Yellow
28'
Jack Elliott(goal)
37'
49'
Chris Mueller(goal)
Julián Carranza(goal)
53'
66'
Brian Gutierrez- sub ->J. M. Torres Ramirez I.
66'
Fabian Herbers- sub ->G. Gimenez
66'
70'
Xherdan Shaqiri- Yellow
J. Martínez- sub ->J. McGlynn
72'
72'
79'
J. Casas- sub ->X. Shaqiri
82'
82'
F. Navarro- Yellow
85'
Julián Carranza- Yellow
86'
86'
Q. Sullivan- sub ->J. Carranza
86'
87'
O. Mbaïzo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Philadelphia Union will host Toronto on the 8th of October with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Toronto (7 draws).

Chicago Fire will host New England on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head statistic in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).

Philadelphia Union – Formation

Philadelphia Union
G
Andre Blake  18.Jamaica
7.6
D
J. Glesnes 5.Norway
7.2
D
Kai Wagner 27.Germany
7.3
D
O. Mbaïzo 15.Cameroon
7.4
90'
D
Jack Elliott 3.England
7.4
Goals37'
M
Alejandro Bedoya  11.United States
6.6
28'
M
Dániel Gazdag 6.Hungary
7.4
86' Goals16'
M
J. McGlynn 16.United States
7.3
72'
M
Leon Flach  31.Germany
6.6
F
Mikael Uhre 7.Denmark
7.1
72'
F
Julián Carranza 9.Argentina
8.1
86' 86' Goals53'
Substitutes
G
Matt Freese 1.United States
D
N. Harriel 26.United States
D
Matt Real 2.United States
M
J. Martínez 8.Venezuela
6.3
72'
M
P. Aaronson 30.United States
6.5
86'
M
Q. Sullivan 33.United States
6.4
86'
M
Brandan Craig 34.United States
F
Chris Donovan 25.United States
F
Cory Burke 19.Jamaica
7.0
72' 85' Goals82'

Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Jim Curtin decided to play with the following team: Andre Blake (7.6), Olivier Mbaizo (7.4), Jakob Glesnes (7.2), Jack Elliott (7.4), Kai Wagner (7.3), Alejandro Bedoya (6.6), Leon Flach (6.6), Jack McGlynn (7.3), Dániel Gazdag (7.4), Julián Carranza (8.1) and Mikael Uhre (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Chris Donovan, Nathan Harriel, José Martínez (6.3), Paxten Aaronson (6.5), Cory Burke (7.0), Matthew Real, Quinn Sullivan (6.4), Matthew Freese and Brandan Craig.

Substitutions

Philadelphia Union made 4 changes: J. McGlynn for J. Martinez (72′), M. Uhre for C. Burke (72′), D. Gazdag for P. Aaronson (86′) and J. Carranza for Q. Sullivan (86′).

Best player: Julián Carranza​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Philadelphia Union was Julián Carranza.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
G. Słonina 1.United States
5.4
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
6.8
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
6.1
87'
D
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
6.1
3'
D
M. Navarro 6.Venezuela
6.4
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
6.8
79' 70'
M
G. Giménez 30.Paraguay
6.9
66'
M
Chris Mueller 8.United States
8.3
Goals49'
M
F. Navarro 31.Argentina
6.7
82'
M
Jairo Torres 7.Mexico
6.4
66'
F
Kacper Przybylko 11.Poland
7.2
66'
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
D
A. Reynolds 36.USA
6.2
87'
D
J. Bornstein 3.USA
M
Brian Gutierrez 40.United States
6.4
66'
M
J. Casas 37.United States
6.2
79'
F
Jhon Durán 26.Colombia
6.7
66'
F
Victor Bezerra 33.United States
F
Fabian Herbers 21.Germany
6.5
66'

Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ezra Hendrickson played with: Gabriel Słonina (5.4), Boris Sekulić (6.1), Mauricio Pineda (6.1), Rafael Czichos (6.8), Miguel Navarro (6.4), Federico Navarro (6.7), Gastón Giménez (6.9), Jairo Torres (6.4), Xherdan Shaqiri (6.8), Chris Mueller (8.3) and Kacper Przybyłko (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Jhon Durán (6.7), Brian Gutierrez (6.4), Andre Reynolds (6.2), Javier Casas (6.2), Victor Bezerra, Spencer Richey, Jonathan Bornstein and Fabian Herbers (6.5).

Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of F. Herbers (injured).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 5 changes: J. M. Torres Ramirez I. for B. Gutierrez (66′), G. Gimenez for F. Herbers (66′), K. Przybylko for J. Duran (66′), X. Shaqiri for J. Casas (79′) and B. Sekulic for A. Reynolds II (87′).

Best player: Chris Mueller​

The most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Chris Mueller.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​