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 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

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

Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 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
#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' KICK OFF: Atlanta United FC gets underway.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Derrick Etienne is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
14' GOAL! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores on 14.
19' Atlanta United FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' A moment of madness from Giorgos Giakoumakis on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Atlanta United FC will be frustrated.
29' Brian Gutierrez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabian Herbers.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Clement Diop is replacing Quentin Westberg for the Atlanta United FC side.
51' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Derrick Etienne has done his job and it is now time for Caleb Wiley to step up.
58' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Giorgos Giakoumakis is replaced by Miguel Berry.
61' The whistle greets Xherdan Shaqiri as he departs to be replaced by Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
66' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
69' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Thiago Almada is replaced by Machop Chol on 69 minute.
72' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Kei Ansu Kamara is replaced by Georgios Koutsias on 72 minute.
77' The referee calls foul for Carlos Teran. He receives a Yellow card.
80' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Gaston Claudio Gimenez gets a Yellow card.
81' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Luiz Araujo departs to be replaced by Franco Ibarra.
86' 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.
90' Jonathan Dean has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
2-1 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Ronaldo Cisneros	3
Josef Martinez	3
Giorgos Giakoumakis	3
Maren Haile-Selassie	3
Ezequiel Barco	2
Fabian Herbers	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Jamal Thiare	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

1.77 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC46% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC30%

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	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

54%

Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC31% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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