MLS

FT Saturday, March 21, 2026
Chicago Fire FC LLWDL 2
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Philadelphia Union LLLLD 1
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Match Report

Chicago sends Union to 5th straight loss to start 2026

Hugo Cuypers scored a goal for the fourth consecutive game, Jonathan Bamba also scored a goal, and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
52.6
Possession
47.4
11
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
313
Accurate Passes
273
431
Passes
377
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.2
75
Long Balls
49
23
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
13
36
Effective Clearances
25
36
Clearances
25

Head to Head

PHI leads series 4-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 29Olwethu MakhanyaCD-L
  3. 26Nathan HarrielCD-R
  4. 20Philippe Ndinga OssibadjouoLB
  5. 39Frankie WestfieldRB
  6. 8Jesús BuenoCM-L
  7. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 6Cavan SullivanLM
  9. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 9Bruno DamianiCF-L
  11. 10Milan IloskiCF-R

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 4Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  3. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 2Leonardo BarrosoRB
  6. 17Robin LodAM
  7. 42D'Avilla Dje TahLM
  8. 6Anton SaletrosRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaAM-L
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 31' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Philip Zinckernagel because of an injury.
  4. 37' Philippe Ndinga (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Gutman with a cross.
  6. 45'+7' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a headed pass.
  7. 45' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jovan Lukic replaces Jesús Bueno.
  8. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Viktor Radojevic replaces Andrew Gutman.
  9. 58' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Chicago Fire FC 2. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  10. 62' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Malik Jakupovic replaces Cavan Sullivan.
  11. 62' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Indiana Vassilev replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  12. 66' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
  13. 76' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ben Bender replaces Philippe Ndinga.
  14. 87' Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jason Shokalook replaces Robin Lod.
  16. 89' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Jonathan Bamba.

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