Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire 8/13/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Philadelphia Union hosts the Chicago Fire on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Philadelphia sits at the top of the conference table at 12-9-3 on 45 points with a goal difference of +23. Philadelphia Union was defeated by FC Cincinnati 3-1 last Saturday. scoring the only goal for Philadelphia in the disappointing loss was Paxten Aaronson in the 77th minute but it was too little too late.

Philadelphia has four wins and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 12 goals and conceded six. Philadelphia won four straight matches prior to losing on Saturday to Cincinnati. Daniel Gazdag is the leading goal scorer for Philadelphia with 11, while the leader in assists is Kai Wagner with 11.

The Chicago Fire are seventh in the conference table at 8-6-10 on 30 points with a goal difference of -3. Chicago picked up a big victory on the road last Saturday when they defeated Charlotte FC 3-2. Kacper Przybylko scored a brace with goals in the 21st and 52nd minutes, while Federico Navarro scored in the 24th minute for Chicago. Chicago is unbeaten in each of its last five matches.

Chicago has four wins and one draw in its last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored nine goals and conceded four. Chicago's back line and goalkeeper have three clean sheets in the last five matches. Kacper Przybylko is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with five, while Xherdan Shaqiri has scored four. Shaqiri is the leader in assists with 10.