Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Theodore Ku-DiPietro, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Fabian Herbers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Saudi Arabia international Rafael Czichos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' D.C. United SC come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 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' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 66 minute. Yamil Asad leaves to be changed by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 71' Ruan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Mateusz Klich catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 81' The whistle greets Christopher Durkin as he departs to be replaced by Kristian Fletcher.
  • 83' Mauricio Pineda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaston Claudio Gimenez at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wayne Rooney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Hayden Sargis gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Taxiarchis Fountas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Ulises Segura 2
C.J. Sapong 2
Jonathan Bornstein 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
2 / 4
1.74 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC53% Draw26% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
79%
Draw or D.C. United SC
47%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC38% Draw46% D.C. United SC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
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.