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Match Preview: Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire

September 2, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Philadelphia Union News Release


CHESTER, Pa. - Philadelphia Union return to action this Saturday when they travel to the Windy City to take on Eastern Conference rival Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. A victory would tie a franchise record for wins in a season with 12. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (ET) and will be televised on The Comcast Network.

This will be the third and final meeting between the two clubs this season. Saturday's match will serve as the rubber match with each team winning at their respective venues. The all-time series is deadlocked at 6-6-5. The last meeting between these two clubs came on June 22. A match that saw the second hat trick in Philadelphia Union club history by Roland Alberg to secure the 4-3 victory for the Union.

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Philadelphia will look to continue their run of good form Saturday against Chicago. The club enters the match with a record of 11-9-7 and 40 points, good for fourth in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia is coming off a week that saw them leave Columbus with a 2-1 victory, and then defeated Sporting Kansas City at Talen Energy Stadium 72 hours later. MLS All-Star and Rookie of the Year candidate Keegan Rosenberry provided the game-winner against Columbus, as Alberg and Tranquillo Barnetta notched goals in the 2-0 victory over Sporting.

Alberg has continued his goal-scoring tear in his first season in MLS. Despite not scoring in his first 10 MLS appearances, Alberg had recorded nine goals in his last 12 MLS matches. He's scored a grand total of 11 goals in his last 15 matches in all competitions. Alberg

recorded two goals in Lamar hunt U.S. Open Cup Competition.

Chicago finds themselves at the bottom of the table in the Eastern Conference entering Saturday's match. The Fire are coming off a rough match that saw them fall 6-2 at D.C. United on Saturday. The six goals surrendered matched a franchise-high for most conceded in a match.

MATCH INFORMATION

2016 MLS Regular Season

Date: Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016

Kickoff: 8: 30 p.m. ET

Location: Toyota Park

Chicago, Ill

Philadelphia Union: 11-9-7 (40 points)

Chicago Fire: 5-12-8 (23 points)

Media Game Notes: http://bit.ly/2bKZpiK

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV: The Comcast Network

Play-by-play JP Dellacamera

Color: Tommy Smyth

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