Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 3' GOAL! Ronaldo Cisneros scores on 3.
  • 8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' What an equalizer from Nnamdi Chinonso Offor!
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 18' Santiago Sosa gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Franco Ibarra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 23' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 27' What a strike from Ronaldo Cisneros! The score is 2-1.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Miguel Navarro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Ronaldo Cisneros is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 36' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 45' Atlanta United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 46 minute. Brian Gutierrez leaves to be changed by Chris Mueller.
  • 51' The 30-year-old Andrew Gutman has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stanislav Ivanov, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Stanislav Ivanov exits the field as Fabian Herbers enters on 63.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Caleb Wiley. He replaces Andrew Gutman on 67 minute.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chris Mueller.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ezra Hendrickson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 81' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Franco Ibarra exits the field as Santiago Sosa enters on 81.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' Jhon Espinoza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Navarro on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.9 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC47% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
53%
Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC33% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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