Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sun 4 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Jonathan Bornstein 26' Y

Y 27' George Bello

Przemyslaw Frankowski 31' Y

Y 52' Tyler Wolff

Y 69' Anton Walkes

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-06-01 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	W
27 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	3–3	D
24 Jun	FC Cincinnati	H	0–1	L
19 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
29 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–1	L
22 May	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–0	D

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
27 Jun	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
23 Jun	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
20 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
29 May	Nashville SC	H	2–2	D
23 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Atlanta United FC
#4	Position	#15
29	Points	12
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 12
32	Scored	19
23	Conceded	33
+9	GD	-14
1.71	PPG	0.67
53%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/3

61-75

3/6

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Soldier Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chicago Fire FC and Atlanta United FC.
5' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gabriel Heinze will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' 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.
25' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
26' Jonathan Bornstein was booked on 26.
27' George Bello was booked on 27.
31' The referee calls foul for Przemyslaw Frankowski. He receives a Yellow card.
34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ignacio Aliseda makes it 1-0.
39' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Fabian Herbers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mo Adams, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
51' Magnificent from Ignacio Aliseda! That is 8 goals in 164 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Tyler Wolff gets a Yellow card.
54' Marcelino Moreno gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Jake Mulraney and will look to change the dynamic.
56' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Jake Mulraney has done his job and it is now time for Marcelino Moreno to step up.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Przemyslaw Frankowski makes it 3-0.
63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
68' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
69' Anton Walkes was booked on 69.
72' Robert Beric makes way for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
75' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikey Ambrose is hanging Mo Adams on the field on 75 minute.
80' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
83' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Jonathan Bornstein by Wyatt Omsberg on 83 minute.
85' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. George Bello has done his job and it is now time for Ronald Hernandez to step up.
90' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elliot Collier is hanging Ignacio Aliseda on the field on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 3-0 Atlanta United FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 72'
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Luka Stojanovic 90'
21
Fabian Herbers
4
Johan Kappelhof
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Elliot Collier 90'
2
Boris Sekulic
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 83'
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Brian Gutierrez 83'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcelino Moreno ↑ 56'
33
Mikey Ambrose ↑ 75'
–
Ronald Hernandez ↑ 85'
3
Alex De John
18
Ben Lundgaard
32
George Campbell
36
Jackson Conway ↑ 75'
30
Machop Chol ↑ 56'

Coach Gabriel Heinze

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-22 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-27 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.23 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC63% Draw21% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

37%

Chicago Fire FC or Atlanta United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC49% Draw40% Atlanta United FC11%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.5%

1 – 0

10%

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.2%

4 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.5%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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