Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 19 Jun 2022 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Federico Navarro 30' Y
Y 33' Sofiane Djeffal
Y 33' Donovan Pines
Y 73' Andy Najar
Fabian Herbers 87' Y

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
2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
28 May Toronto FC A 2–3 L
22 May New York City FC A 0–1 L
18 May New York Red Bulls A 3–3 D
15 May FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
07 May Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
28 May New York Red Bulls A 1–4 L
21 May Toronto FC H 2–2 D
18 May New York City FC H 0–2 L
15 May Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
07 May Houston Dynamo H 2–0 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' And we are off! Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Federico Navarro gets a Yellow card.
  • 33' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 283 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 48' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 53' Andy Najar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ola Kamara, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 65' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Herbers is hanging Stanislav Ivanov on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Andy Najar is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 73' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Drew Skundrich by Russell Canouse on 73 minute.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Brian Gutierrez has done his job and it is now time for Jhon Espinoza to step up.
  • 78' GOAL! Jhon Espinoza scores on 78.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Brad Smith departs to be replaced by Kimarni Smith.
  • 86' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Sofiane Djeffal is replaced by Michael Estrada on 86 minute.
  • 87' Fabian Herbers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Chicago Fire FC take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-05-28 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-18 New York Red Bulls 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L

D.C. United SC Form

2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-05-28 New York Red Bulls 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2022-05-21 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC L 2022-05-15 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2022-05-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.75 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC53% Draw25% D.C. United SC22%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
78%
Draw or D.C. United SC
47%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw45% D.C. United SC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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