{"id":15806,"date":"2026-10-12T15:46:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=15806"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:46:45","slug":"match-preview-chicago-fire-vs-philadelphia-union-10-14-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-chicago-fire-vs-philadelphia-union-10-14-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Fire host Philadelphia Union at Soldier Field on Wednesday, October 14 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Fire have no fresh absences to manage and will lean on striker Maren Haile-Selassie, who leads the squad with 10 goals and 24 shots on target, with midfielder Philip Zinckernagel providing another route forward after creating 60 chances this season. Philadelphia Union are similarly at full strength, with striker Milan Iloski’s 17 goals from 105 shots underlining why he’s the division’s most dangerous forward, backed by fellow striker Bruno P\u00edriz, who has added 9 goals of his own.<\/p>\n

This is a meeting of two sides firmly inside the Eastern Conference<\/a> playoff picture, and the read here is a tight, goal-for-goal affair rather than an open shootout. Chicago Fire have won three straight after an earlier slip, while Philadelphia Union arrive on a five-match winning streak, so neither side lacks confidence. Expect Haile-Selassie to find space at one end and Iloski to test the Fire defence at the other, with the home side’s recent run tipping this just their way.<\/p>\n\n\n