Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 2 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Taxiarchis Fountas
Y 74' Mateusz Klich

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
8
6
Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
25 Mar Internacional CF Miami A 3–2 W
19 Mar FC Cincinnati H 3–3 D
12 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
05 Mar New York City FC H 1–1 D
09 Oct New England Revolution H 1–1 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
25 Mar New England Revolution H 1–2 L
18 Mar New York City FC A 2–3 L
12 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Toronto FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC D.C. United SC
#4 Position #9
29 Points 23
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
32 Scored 26
23 Conceded 29
+9 GD -3
1.71 PPG 1.28
53% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome D.C. United SC for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
  • 5' Chris Durkin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Taxiarchis Fountas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 28' Taxiarchis Fountas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 38' Brazil international Ruan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 48' The 35-year-old Christian Benteke has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' 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 Kacper Przybylko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Tyler Miller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mauricio Pineda is hanging Fabian Herbers on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' Theodore Ku-DiPietro is replacing Yamil Asad for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 71' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Mateusz Klich. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Hayden Sargis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Christopher Durkin exits the field as Kristian Fletcher enters on 81.
  • 83' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Gaston Claudio Gimenez exits the field as Mauricio Pineda enters on 83.
  • 88' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Taxiarchis Fountas as he leaves the pitch. Hayden Sargis steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

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

2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2022-10-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution D

D.C. United SC Form

2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-03-25 D.C. United SC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-02-26 D.C. United SC 3–2 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC51% Draw26% D.C. United SC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
77%
Draw or D.C. United SC
49%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw45% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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