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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
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#14 Position #5
27 Points 42
27 Played 26
7 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
32 Scored 46
45 Conceded 38
-13 GD +8
1.00 PPG 1.62
26% Win % 46%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Yura Movsisyan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 20' Bastian Schweinsteiger, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Raheem Edwards has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Ezequiel Barco has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' Eric Remedi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' The 31-year-old Franco Escobar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 283 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 90' Netherlands international Johan Kappelhof has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Another three points for Atlanta United FC.

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
Jamal Thiare 2
C.J. Sapong 2
Ezequiel Barco 2
Fabian Herbers 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
1.66 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC49% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC32% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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