Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Andy Najar
Gaston Claudio Gimenez 62' Y
Gaston Claudio Gimenez 63' Y
Alvaro Medran 65' Y
Y 84' Drew Skundrich
Y 89' Drew Skundrich

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Soldier Field.

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

4
8
6
Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
18 Jul Nashville SC A 1–5 L
08 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–1 W
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
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
17 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
03 Jul Toronto FC H 7–1 W
27 Jun New York City FC A 1–2 L
24 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
20 Jun Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC D.C. United SC
#5 Position #11
42 Points 30
26 Played 26
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
46 Scored 34
38 Conceded 42
+8 GD -8
1.62 PPG 1.15
46% Win % 23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ 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
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hernan Losada might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Gaston Claudio Gimenez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Yordy Reyna is replacing Yamil Asad for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 51' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andy Najar.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kevin Paredes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' GOAL! Andy Najar fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Gaston Claudio Gimenez is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 63.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Alvaro Medran on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' The whistle greets Julian Gressel as he departs to be replaced by Griffin Yow.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Robert Beric is replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski is replaced by Stanislav Ivanov.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' Kevin Paredes makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 84' Drew Skundrich picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ola Kamara makes it 2-2.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda is replaced by Brian Gutierrez.
  • 88' GOAL! Ola Kamara fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 89' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Felipe Martins comes on to replace Ola Kamara.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ola Kamara 6
Christian Benteke 4
Tom Barlow 3
C.J. Sapong 2
Jonathan Bornstein 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2

Head to Head

2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC W 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

D.C. United SC Form

2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-07-03 D.C. United SC 7–1 Toronto FC W 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-06-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-06-20 D.C. United SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.93 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw25% D.C. United SC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
74%
Draw or D.C. United SC
51%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC38% Draw42% D.C. United SC20%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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