Chicago Fire 3-2 Philadelphia - October 15, 2017 / MLS 2017
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CF
3' - Goal
Nemanja Nikolics3
6' - Own goal
Johan Kappelhof
13' - Goal
Alejandro Bedoya
45' - Yellow card
Matt Polster45
CF
46' - Substitution
Drew Conneris substituted by David Accam46 64' - Goal
Nemanja Nikolics64
75' - Substitution
Chris Pontiusis substituted by Marcus Epps 78' - Goal
Nemanja Nikolics78
83' - Substitution
Fabrice-Jean Picaultis substituted by Roland Alberg
90' - Substitution
Jack Elliottis substituted by Jay Simpson
91' - Substitution
Nemanja Nikolicsis substituted by David Arshakyan91
PU
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Team line-ups
Chicago Fire
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | G |
Matt Lampson | 28 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Johan Kappelhof | 6 | 27 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 66 | D |
João Meira | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | M |
Drew Conner | 46 | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Matt Polster | 45 | 24 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Brandon Vincent | 23 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Dax McCarty | 30 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | M |
Djordje Mihailovic | 18 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 23 | F |
Nemanja Nikolics | 7836490+1 | 29 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | M |
Arturo Alvarez | 32 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | M |
Luis Solignac | 26 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
47
Philadelphia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | G |
Andre Blake | 26 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Jack Elliott | 90 | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 16 | D |
Richie Marquez | 25 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 28 | D |
Raymon Gaddis | 27 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 33 | D |
Fabinho | 32 | 122 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Alejandro Bedoya | 13 | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | M |
Haris Medunjanin | 32 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | M |
Chris Pontius | 75 | 29 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 25 | M |
Ilsinho | 32 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | M |
Fabrice-Jean Picault | 83 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
C.J. Sapong | 28 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
71
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | G |
Richard Sanchez | 23 | ||||
| 16 | D |
Jonathan Campbell | 24 | ||||
| 5 | D |
Michael Harrington | 31 | ||||
| 22 | D |
Patrick Doody | 25 | ||||
| 13 | M |
Brandt Bronico | 22 | ||||
| 11 | F |
David Accam | 46 | 27 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
David Arshakyan | 90+1 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | G |
John McCarthy | 25 | ||||
| 5 | D |
Oguchi Onyewu | 35 | ||||
| 12 | D |
Keegan Rosenberry | 23 | ||||
| 21 | M |
Derrick Jones | 20 | ||||
| 10 | M |
Roland Alberg | 83 | 27 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | M |
Marcus Epps | 75 | 22 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 27 | F |
Jay Simpson | 90 | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Drew Conner
IN
Michael de Leeuw
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Chris Pontius
IN
Marcus Epps
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
73
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Paunovic vs Philadelphia
3 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Paunovic vs Curtin
3 victories
0 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
38
135
Success rate in this team:
34 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Curtin vs Chicago Fire
3 victories
3 draws
4 losses
Curtin vs Paunovic
2 victories
0 draw
3 losses
Referee
Allen Chapman
9 victories |
1 draw |
8 losses |
Chicago Fire18 matches | General total | Philadelphia26 matches | 11 victories |
6 draws |
9 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Chicago Fire2 matches | Season total | Philadelphia2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on October 21, 2023 | Latest figure on October 05, 2024 | |||||||
4th official
Marcos de Oliveira
4 victories |
5 draws |
8 losses |
Chicago Fire17 matches | General total | Philadelphia29 matches | 11 victories |
9 draws |
9 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Chicago Fire3 matches | Season total | Philadelphia4 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 21, 2024 | Latest figure on July 06, 2024 | |||||||
Video referee
Luis Guardia
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Chicago Fire1 match | General total | Philadelphia3 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Chicago Fire1 match | Season total | Philadelphia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 15, 2017 | Latest figure on March 17, 2019 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
The last time Johan Kappelhof scored an own goal in his professional career , it was on the 16/01/2015 (with vs )
It's the first time Nemanja Nikolics scores at least 3 goals during the same game vs in his professional career
Philadelphia keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 23/09/2017).
General ranking
| 1 | Toronto FC | 68 pts | 33 rd | |
| 2 | New York City FC | 56 pts | 33 rd | |
| +1 | 3 | Chicago Fire | 55 pts | 33 rd |
| -1 | 4 | Atlanta United | 54 pts | 33 rd |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 53 pts | 33 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 7 | New England Revolution | 42 pts | 33 rd |
| -1 | 8 | Impact de Montréal | 39 pts | 33 rd |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 39 pts | 33 rd | |
| 10 | Orlando City | 39 pts | 33 rd | |
| 11 | D.C. United | 32 pts | 33 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VChicago Fire 4-1 New England Revolution05/08/2017 | LChicago Fire 1-3 Toronto FC19/08/2017 | LChicago Fire 1-2 Minnesota United26/08/2017 | DChicago Fire 1-1 New York Red Bulls09/09/2017 | VChicago Fire 3-0 D.C. United16/09/2017 | DChicago Fire 1-1 New York City FC30/09/2017 |
| Overall | VCF Montréal 0-1 Chicago Fire02/09/2017 | DChicago Fire 1-1 New York Red Bulls09/09/2017 | VChicago Fire 3-0 D.C. United16/09/2017 | LPhiladelphia Union 3-1 Chicago Fire23/09/2017 | VSan Jose Earthquakes 1-4 Chicago Fire27/09/2017 | DChicago Fire 1-1 New York City FC30/09/2017 |
Current form
| Away | LNew England Revolution 3-0 Philadelphia Union29/07/2017 | DSan Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Philadelphia Union19/08/2017 | LToronto FC 3-0 Philadelphia Union23/08/2017 | DMinnesota United 1-1 Philadelphia Union09/09/2017 | DNew York Red Bulls 0-0 Philadelphia Union17/09/2017 | LAtlanta United 3-0 Philadelphia Union27/09/2017 |
| Overall | DPhiladelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United26/08/2017 | DMinnesota United 1-1 Philadelphia Union09/09/2017 | DNew York Red Bulls 0-0 Philadelphia Union17/09/2017 | VPhiladelphia Union 3-1 Chicago Fire23/09/2017 | LAtlanta United 3-0 Philadelphia Union27/09/2017 | VPhiladelphia Union 2-0 Seattle Sounders01/10/2017 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 34 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 12 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
4 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
9 |
|
3 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
545 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
694 |
|
2 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
14 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
32 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
32 |
|
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
15 |
Victories (Competition total) |
10 |
|
11 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
10 |
Losses (Competition total) |
13 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
9 |
Goals
|
58 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
42 |
|
38 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
42 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
43 |
|
12 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
23 |
|
1.81 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.31 |
|
2.38 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.75 |
|
1.31 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.34 |
|
0.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.44 |
Betting aid
|
23 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
20 |
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
11 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
8 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
14 |
|
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
45 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
51 |
|
22 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
26 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Nemanja Nikolics | 21 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 14 goals | C.J. Sapong |  |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 16 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | C.J. Sapong | |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | C.J. Sapong | |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Roland Alberg | |
 | Michael de Leeuw | 7 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 6 assists | Haris Medunjanin |  |
| Michael de Leeuw | 5 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Haris Medunjanin | |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 5 goals, 1 assist during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 5 matches | C.J. Sapong | |
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
9 ga
Away
14 gf
18 ga
Total
27 gf
27 ga
Historical head to head
Home
18 gf
14 ga
Away
9 gf
13 ga
Total
27 gf
27 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 03, 2016 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
September 03, 2016 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
September 23, 2017 |
| Away | 3 - 1 |
October 03, 2012 |
Latest head to head
September 23, 2017 - MLS 2017
September 03, 2016 - MLS 2016
June 22, 2016 - MLS 2016
April 02, 2016 - MLS 2016
August 16, 2015 - MLS 2015
Best historical scorers against Philadelphia
 |
Dominic Oduro | 3 goals | 2011 - 2012 |
 |
Kennedy Igboananike | 3 goals | 2015 - 2016 |
 |
Patrick Nyarko | 2 goals | 2013 - 2015 |
 |
Chris Rolfe | 2 goals | 2012 - 2012 |
 |
Mike Magee | 2 goals | 2013 - 2014 |
 |
Khaly Thiam | 1 goal | 2016 - 2016 |
Best historical scorers against Chicago Fire
 |
Sébastien Le Toux | 4 goals | 2010 - 2015 |
|
Roland Alberg | 3 goals | 2016 - 2016 |
 |
Jack McInerney | 3 goals | 2012 - 2013 |
|
Chris Pontius | 2 goals | 2017 - 2017 |
 |
Antoine Hoppenot | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
|
C.J. Sapong | 1 goal | 2017 - 2017 |
Players with most games played vs Philadelphia
 |
Sean Johnson | 15 matches | 2010 - 2016 |
|
Patrick Nyarko | 12 matches | 2010 - 2015 |
 |
Logan Pause | 10 matches | 2010 - 2014 |
 |
Jeff Larentowicz | 8 matches | 2013 - 2015 |
 |
Alex | 8 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
 |
Gonzalo Segares | 8 matches | 2011 - 2014 |
Players with most games played vs Chicago Fire
|
Sébastien Le Toux | 14 matches | 2010 - 2016 |
 |
Brian Carroll | 13 matches | 2011 - 2016 |
 |
Raymon Gaddis | 12 matches | 2012 - 2017 |
 |
Fabinho | 10 matches | 2013 - 2017 |
 |
Amobi Okugo | 9 matches | 2011 - 2014 |
 |
Zac MacMath | 8 matches | 2012 - 2014 |
They played in both sides
207 matches
46 matches
128 matches
4 matches
67 matches
6 matches
23 matches
2 matches
They played in both sides
207 matches
46 matches
67 matches
6 matches
128 matches
4 matches
23 matches
2 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Toronto FC | 68 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 35 | +37 |
2
|  | New York City FC | 56 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 41 | +13 |
+13
|  | Chicago Fire | 55 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 44 | +17 |
-14
|  | Atlanta United | 54 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 |
5
|  | Columbus Crew | 53 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 |
6
|  | New York Red Bulls | 47 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 46 | +5 |
+17
|  | New England Revolution | 42 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 59 | -9 |
-18
|  | Impact de Montréal | 39 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 55 | -5 |
9
|  | Philadelphia Union | 39 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 46 | -2 |
10
|  | Orlando City | 39 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 52 | -14 |
11
|  | D.C. United | 32 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 58 | -28 |
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