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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
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

7
4
6
Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 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
#13 Position #4
33 Points 55
34 Played 34
9 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
43 Scored 64
60 Conceded 54
-17 GD +10
0.97 PPG 1.62
26% Win % 47%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
5/6
31-45
4/7
46-60
5/12
61-75
6/8
76+
7/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Brad Guzan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 30' USA international Julian Gressel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Darlington Nagbe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Michael Parkhurst, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 65' Dax McCarty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Ronaldo Cisneros 3
Josef Martinez 3
Johan Kappelhof 2
Ignacio Aliseda 2
C.J. Sapong 2
Ezequiel Barco 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
1.75 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC49% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC33% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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