Philadelphia Union host the Chicago Fire in Eastern Conference semifinals

By Canadian Press on October 25, 2025.

Chicago Fire (15-11-8, seventh in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia Union (20-8-6, first in the Conference during the regular season)

Chester, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Philadelphia -120, Chicago +282; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Union host the Chicago Fire in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Union are 17-5-4 in Eastern Conference play. The Union have a 6-2-2 record when they score a single goal.

The Fire are 12-8-7 against conference opponents. The Fire are 11-0-0 when they record at least three goals.

Sunday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Union won the last meeting 4-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thai Baribo has 16 goals and two assists for the Union. Mikael Uhre has scored four goals over the last 10 games.

Hugo Cuypers has scored 19 goals and added two assists for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Union: 6-3-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

Fire: 6-2-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 6.1 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: Jeremy Rafanello (injured).

Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), Viktor Radojevic (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Andre Franco (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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