Philadelphia Union turn the tables on Chicago Fire and win 3-1

The matchday 29 fixture in MLS ended with Philadelphia Union beating hosts Chicago Fire 3-1, in the match played on 15 October 2026 at 03:30 Damascus time, broadcast on Apple TV.

Maren Haile-Selassie opened the scoring for Chicago Fire in the 44th minute, but Philadelphia Union responded with three consecutive goals, as Milan Iloski scored the equaliser in the 49th minute, before Bruno Damiani added two goals in the 55th and 67th minutes to turn the result in his team's favour.

The match saw Jack Stuart Elliott sent off from Chicago Fire's ranks in the 45+1 minute, which affected the host team's performance in the second half as they played with ten men.

Bruno Damiani won the man of the match award after scoring two goals and providing an assist in 80 minutes played, with a rating of 9.35.

Statistically, Philadelphia Union dominated proceedings, holding 51 percent possession against 49 percent for Chicago Fire, and taking 19 shots against 8 for their opponents, of which 8 were on target compared to 4, while also leading in corners 7 to 2, and recording an expected goals rate of 2.24 against 0.87 for Chicago Fire.

Following this result, Chicago Fire dropped to fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 48 points from 28 matches, with 14 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, while Philadelphia Union rose to sixth place with 42 points from 28 matches, with 12 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses.