Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Atlanta United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 20:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Giorgos Giakoumakis 24' Y

Y 34' Fabian Herbers

Y 77' Carlos Teran

Y 80' Gaston Claudio Gimenez

Y 90' Jonathan Dean

Overview

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

Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-07-30 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
15 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
08 Apr	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
01 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W
25 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–6	L
18 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	5–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
16 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
09 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
25 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–2	W
19 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	3–3	D

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' Three points are at stake. Atlanta United FC host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
5' Georgios Koutsias is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
10' 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.
14' Giorgos Giakoumakis makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Poor challenge from Giorgos Giakoumakis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
29' Kacper Przybylko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 294 appearances.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabian Herbers on 34.
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luiz Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
44' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Quentin Westberg is withdrawn and Clement Diop gets his opportunity.
51' 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.
56' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' Caleb Wiley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Derrick Etienne at the 57 minute mark.
58' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Giorgos Giakoumakis by Miguel Berry on 58 minute.
61' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Gaston Claudio Gimenez on 61 minute.
66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' Atlanta United FC make a change. Thiago Almada trudges off to be replaced by Machop Chol on 69 minutes.
72' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Kei Ansu Kamara is replaced by Georgios Koutsias on 72 minute.
77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Carlos Teran.
80' Gaston Claudio Gimenez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' Franco Ibarra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luiz Araujo at the 81 minute mark.
86' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Dean on 90.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Matheus Rossetto
10
Luiz Araujo ↓ Franco Ibarra 81'
31
Quentin Westberg ↓ Clement Diop 46'
11
Brooks Lennon
18
Derrick Etienne ↓ Caleb Wiley 57'
7
Giorgos Giakoumakis ↓ Miguel Berry 58'
5
Santiago Sosa
12
Miles Robinson
23
Thiago Almada ↓ Machop Chol 69'
15
Andrew Gutman
22
Juan Sanchez

Bench

4
Luis Abram
25
Clement Diop ↑ 46'
2
Ronald Hernandez
13
Amar Sejdic
14
Franco Ibarra ↑ 81'
19
Miguel Berry ↑ 58'
28
Tyler Wolff
30
Machop Chol ↑ 69'
26
Caleb Wiley ↑ 57'

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Gaston Claudio Gimenez 61'
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Federico Navarro 61'
2
Arnaud Souquet ↓ Kacper Przybylko 81'
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
17
Brian Gutierrez
4
Carlos Teran
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Daniel Aceves 81'
23
Kei Ansu Kamara ↓ Georgios Koutsias 72'
24
Jonathan Dean

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-04-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-04-15 Toronto FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-04-08 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2023-04-01 Atlanta United FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-04-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.68 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 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC46% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC30%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

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	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

54%

Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC31% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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