On Sunday Mar 12th, Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union will play a match in Chester in a meeting of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. 7th placed Philadelphia Union is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Inter Miami. Corentin Jean struck first for Inter Miami in the 32nd minute, then Robert Taylor added another in the 77th minute In the end, Philadelphia Union was frustrated by Inter Miami’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Inter Miami ended the match with the shutout victory. Philadelphia Union is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while chicago Fire is fresh off their 1-1 draw against New York City. Gabriel Pereira dos Santos struck first for New York City in the 39th minute, but Fabian Herbers got the equalizer for Chicago Fire in the 75th minute earning Chicago Fire a comeback draw. Chicago Fire looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Chicago Fire hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are A. Monis and Victor Bezerra, and they each have 1 goal. Both Julián Carranza and Gazdag have been the hottest scorers for Philadelphia Union in the last five each having scored 2 goals.