Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Charlotte FC

4 – 3

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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 27 games · 43 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

Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 3.7 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
#4	Position	#5
43	Points	42
27	Played	26
12 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
47	Scored	46
38	Conceded	38
+9	GD	+8
1.59	PPG	1.62
44%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

7/5

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

5/4

76+

6/5

■ 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)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	12 G	7 A
Idan Gorno	6 G	1 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Charlotte FC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karol Swiderski makes it 1-0.
13' Ariel Lassiter has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
16' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liel Abada on 16 minutes.
21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Brilliant from the ! Fabian Herbers makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 25.
30' Against the run of play, Junior Urso has scored! This game has turned on its head.
34' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Wyatt Omsberg is replaced by Tobias Salquist on 34 minute.
39' Charlotte FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
44' Georgios Koutsias, a Greece , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' Karol Swiderski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
46' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Reynolds is hanging Arnaud Souquet on the field on 46 minute.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Charlotte FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Charlotte FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
58' Liel Abada adds to his 3 season tally! Charlotte FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
59' Tom Barlow is replacing Georgios Koutsias for the Chicago Fire FC side.
60' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Chris Mueller on 60 minute.
64' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
64' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Gaston Gimenez is replaced by Federico Navarro on 64 minute.
67' The USA Kellyn Acosta breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 4-2!
69' Karol Swiderski has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
73' The Charlotte FC bench stirs into life. Junior Urso is withdrawn and Djibril Diani gets his opportunity.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 282 games and scored 403 goals.
79' Pep Biel makes way for Jamie Paterson at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
84' Arnaud Souquet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
88' Iuri Tavares is replacing Brandt Bronico for the Charlotte FC side.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Kristijan Kahlina argues furiously but the card stands.
Chicago Fire FC will have plenty to reflect on. Charlotte FC were simply the better side today.

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
Brian Gutierrez	3
Kacper Przybylko	3
Brandon Cambridge	2
Robert Lewandowski	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Pep Biel	2
Ashley Westwood	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

4 / 4

2.3 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC59% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

41%

Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC42% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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