Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Charlotte FC

4 – 3

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 2 Oct 2024 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Liel Abada 16' Y

Y 64' Federico Navarro

Karol Swiderski 69' Y

Kristijan Kahlina 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Charlotte FC 18 games · 25 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

Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 4.0 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC 2023-05-17 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–3	W
28 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	New England Revolution	H	4–0	W
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	0–2	L
14 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
31 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	3–4	L
29 Sep	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
15 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Chicago Fire FC
#7	Position	#4
25	Points	29
18	Played	17
7 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
29	Scored	32
27	Conceded	23
+2	GD	+9
1.39	PPG	1.71
39%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/4

76+

4/4

■ 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)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	8 G	5 A
Idan Gorno	4 G	1 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Bank of America Stadium. Charlotte FC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
8' GOAL! Karol Swiderski fires home to make it 1-0!
13' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Robert Lewandowski scoring 2 goals.
16' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
21' USA international Andrew Privett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Fabian Herbers is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
30' The deadlock is broken! Junior Urso gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
34' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Wyatt Omsberg by Tobias Salquist on 34 minute.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Charlotte FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karol Swiderski makes it 3-1.
46' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Arnaud Souquet is withdrawn and Justin Reynolds gets his opportunity.
51' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liel Abada, as he is very good at scoring at Bank of America Stadium with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
58' Magnificent from Liel Abada! That is 36 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Georgios Koutsias exits the field as Tom Barlow enters on 59.
60' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Fabian Herbers is withdrawn and Chris Mueller gets his opportunity.
64' Federico Navarro picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
64' Gaston Gimenez makes way for Federico Navarro at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
67' What composure from Kellyn Acosta! The USA international strokes it home. 4-2.
69' Karol Swiderski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
73' Djibril Diani is replacing Junior Urso for the Charlotte FC side.
78' Charlotte FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
79' Another substitution for Charlotte FC to replace Pep Biel by Jamie Paterson on 79 minute.
84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Klopas might look to freshen things up shortly.
88' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Brandt Bronico has done his job and it is now time for Iuri Tavares to step up.
90' Kristijan Kahlina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
It finishes all square. Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 4-3.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ashley Westwood
3
Tim Ream
14
Nathan Byrne
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Iuri Tavares 88'
9
Karol Swiderski ↓ Patrick Agyemang 73'
30
Junior Urso ↓ Djibril Diani 73'
29
Adilson Malanda
1
Kristijan Kahlina
11
Liel Abada ↓ Kerwin Vargas 73'
34
Andrew Privett
10
Pep Biel ↓ Jamie Paterson 79'

Bench

7
Jamie Paterson ↑ 79'
24
Jaylin Lindsey
22
David Bingham
6
Bill Tuiloma
21
Jere Uronen
28
Djibril Diani ↑ 73'
38
Iuri Tavares ↑ 88'
18
Kerwin Vargas ↑ 73'
33
Patrick Agyemang ↑ 73'

Coach Dean Smith

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Chris Mueller 60'
23
Kellyn Acosta
16
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Tobias Salquist 34'
2
Arnaud Souquet ↓ Justin Reynolds 46'
30
Gaston Gimenez ↓ Federico Navarro 64'
11
Ariel Lassiter
17
Brian Gutierrez
19
Georgios Koutsias ↓ Tom Barlow 59'
34
Chris Brady
24
Jonathan Dean

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karol Swiderski	7
Kacper Przybylko	3
Brian Gutierrez	3
Pep Biel	2
Ashley Westwood	2
Brandon Cambridge	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Robert Lewandowski	2

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-09-28 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-09-21 Charlotte FC 4–0 New England Revolution W 2024-09-19 Orlando City SC 2–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-09-14 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-08-31 Charlotte FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2024-09-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.18 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC56% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

44%

Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Charlotte FC39% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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