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Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Atlanta United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct New England Revolution H 2–1 W
30 Sep New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
22 Sep Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
20 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 4–3 W
15 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 3–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
07 Oct D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
29 Sep Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep New York City FC A 0–2 L
22 Sep New England Revolution A 2–2 D
16 Sep Orlando City SC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC
#15 Position #4
12 Points 29
18 Played 17
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
19 Scored 32
33 Conceded 23
-14 GD +9
0.67 PPG 1.71
17% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bastian Schweinsteiger is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 15' Brad Guzan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 20' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Aleksandar Katai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Michael de Leeuw has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Julian Gressel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Brandon Vincent has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Djordje Mihailovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Ezequiel Barco is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
  • With this win, Atlanta United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ronaldo Cisneros 3
Josef Martinez 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Johan Kappelhof 2
Ignacio Aliseda 2
Jamal Thiare 2
C.J. Sapong 2

Head to Head

2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-10-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2018-09-30 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC W 2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-09-22 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-09-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC45% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
55%
Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC29% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.