Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Atlanta United FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 7 May 2022 · 22:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Miguel Navarro

Y 36' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor

Luiz Araujo 45' Y

Y 72' Chris Mueller

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
30 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
24 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
16 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	D.C. United SC	A	1–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Atlanta United FC	A	1–4	L
01 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
17 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
09 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
3' What a strike from Ronaldo Cisneros! The score is 1-0.
8' The 28-year-old Brooks Lennon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
11' What a strike from Nnamdi Chinonso Offor! The score is 1-1.
16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
18' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Santiago Sosa on, Franco Ibarra off on 18 minutes.
23' Stanislav Ivanov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' Against the run of play, Ronaldo Cisneros has scored! This game has turned on its head.
30' Miguel Navarro was booked on 30.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gonzalo Pineda will be considering his options from the bench.
36' What composure from Ronaldo Cisneros! The Mexico international strokes it home. 3-1.
36' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets a Yellow card.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luiz Araujo.
46' The crowd applauds Brian Gutierrez as he leaves the pitch. Chris Mueller steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alan Franco made 164 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
63' Fabian Herbers is replacing Stanislav Ivanov for the Chicago Fire FC side.
67' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Andrew Gutman by Caleb Wiley on 67 minute.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Chris Mueller.
77' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
81' Santiago Sosa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Ibarra on 81 minute.
86' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 90 minute. Miguel Navarro leaves to be changed by Jhon Espinoza.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Matheus Rossetto
19
Luiz Araujo
11
Brooks Lennon
6
Alan Franco
10
Marcelino Moreno ↓ Emerson Hyndman 67'
18
Bobby Shuttleworth
12
Miles Robinson ↓ Alex De John 18'
8
Thiago Almada
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Caleb Wiley 67'
14
Franco Ibarra ↓ Santiago Sosa 81'
29
Ronaldo Cisneros

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
20
Wyatt Omsberg
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic
99
Stanislav Ivanov ↓ Fabian Herbers 63'
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro ↓ Jhon Espinoza 90'
22
Mauricio Pineda
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Chris Mueller 46'
23
Carlos Teran
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Victor Bezerra 81'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Atlanta United FC Form

2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-04-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-04-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-04-16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2022-04-10 Charlotte FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2022-04-02 D.C. United SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-17 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 FC Dallas D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.7 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.68 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC43% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC33%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

57%

Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC29% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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