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Chicago Fire will face Philadelphia Union at Soldier Field on Saturday in game two of the 2025 Major League Soccer playoffs. The home side have returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 but had to go through the wild card round to book their spot in the postseason, facing Orlando City and winning 3-1.Philadelphia Union, meanwhile, performed brilliantly during the regular season, winning 20 of their 34 games to finish atop the combined table and lift the Supporters’ Shield for the first time since 2020. They were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs that year and will be looking to become the first team since 2022 to win both the MLS Cup and the Supporters’ Shield.The two teams played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in game one on Sunday, with Philadelphia taking a two-goal lead in the 75th minute before the Fire fought back to draw level and send the game to penalties, which the Union won.Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union Head-to-Head and Key NumbersThere have been 41 meetings between Chicago and Philadelphia. The hosts have won 13 of those games while the visitors have won 18 times with their other 10 contests ending in draws.The visitors have won their last three games in this fixture.The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture.Philadelphia had the best defensive record in the regular season with a goal concession tally of 35.Chicago scored 68 goals in the regular season, the second-highest of any playoff team in the Eastern Conference.The hosts last advanced past the first round of the MLS Playoffs in 2009.Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union PredictionThe Fire did well to come from behind and take game one to penalties last weekend, although they eventually lost the contest. They have home advantage to rely on this time around and will head into game two as slight favorites.The Union have won all but one of their last five games and now need one more win to advance to the conference semifinals. They have, however, won just two of their last nine games on the road and could lose this one.Prediction: Chicago Fire 2-1 Philadelphia UnionChicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union Betting TipsTip 1 - Result: Chicago to winTip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the last six matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last six matchups)
