Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#3 Position #9
26 Points 18
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
27 Scored 21
16 Conceded 25
+11 GD -4
1.86 PPG 1.20
57% Win % 27%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Soldier Field will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' Kevin Paredes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' Gaston Claudio Gimenez doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Andy Najar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 46 minute. Yamil Asad leaves to be changed by Yordy Reyna.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Andy Najar. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 278 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andy Najar makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 62' Poor challenge from Gaston Claudio Gimenez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Gaston Claudio Gimenez gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' Alvaro Medran has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' Przemyslaw Frankowski, a Poland , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Julian Gressel is replaced by Griffin Yow.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Nnamdi Chinonso Offor comes on to replace Robert Beric.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski is replaced by Stanislav Ivanov.
  • 80' D.C. United SC 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.
  • 83' Kevin Paredes adds to his 0 season tally! D.C. United SC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 87' GOAL! Ola Kamara fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 87' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Ignacio Aliseda is replaced by Brian Gutierrez on 87 minute.
  • 88' Ola Kamara with the second goal in the match!
  • 89' Drew Skundrich picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Martins. He replaces Ola Kamara on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Jonathan Bornstein 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Ulises Segura 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
2.03 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC52% Draw25% D.C. United SC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
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 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
77%
Draw or D.C. United SC
48%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC41% Draw42% D.C. United SC17%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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