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Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 6 May 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

5
4
7
Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
21 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
14 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
31 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
28 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W
22 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
15 Apr New York City FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Los Angeles FC H 5–0 W
01 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Atlanta United FC
#5 Position #14
42 Points 27
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 14
46 Scored 32
38 Conceded 45
+8 GD -13
1.62 PPG 1.00
46% Win % 26%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maren Haile-Selassie scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Chicago Fire 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.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Dax McCarty has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Nemanja Nikolics has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Ezequiel Barco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Richard Sanchez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' 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' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-04-28 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-04-07 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC W 2018-04-01 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.48 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Atlanta United FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw28% Atlanta United FC36%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
64%
Chicago Fire FC or Atlanta United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC28% Draw45% Atlanta United FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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