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Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union prediction and preview

15 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.36Market probability 69%Final score 1–3

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Chicago Fire host Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer (USA) on 15 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.36, which the bookmaker market rated at about 69% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Chicago Fire 1–3 Philadelphia Union.

Going into the match, Chicago Fire had won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 16 and conceding 17. Philadelphia Union had won 8, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 10, with 31 scored and 12 conceded.

Both teams scored in 8 of Chicago Fire's last 10 and 7 of Philadelphia Union's last 10; 7 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Chicago Fire averaged 2.00 goals scored and 1.21 conceded across 14 matches; away from home Philadelphia Union averaged 2.42 scored and 2.17 conceded across 12.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.81 goals from Chicago Fire and 1.92 from Philadelphia Union. From that it rates a home win at 36%, a draw at 23% and an away win at 41%, against 40%, 23% and 37% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Chicago Fire (green) and Philadelphia Union (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form38% – 63%
Attack26% – 74%
Defence46% – 54%
Head-to-head20% – 80%
Goals25% – 75%
Overall strength35% – 65%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Chicago FireWWWLL1.601.7080%70%
Philadelphia UnionWWWWW3.101.2070%80%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals76%1.22
Double Chance 1275%1.22
BTTS 1st Half - No71%1.33
BTTS Yes69%1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals54%1.73
Under 3.5 Goals53%1.73
Over 3.5 Goals47%2.00
Chicago Fire Win39%2.40

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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