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

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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.

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#14
55	Points	33
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	7 / 12 / 15
64	Scored	39
54	Conceded	61
+10	GD	-22
1.62	PPG	0.97
47%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Soldier Field as Chicago Fire FC face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' 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.
20' D.C. United SC come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Ruan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
28' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Taxiarchis Fountas gets a Yellow card.
33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
38' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Tyler Miller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wayne Rooney might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
58' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
63' Chicago Fire FC currently sit 20 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Fabian Herbers departs to be replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
66' Theodore Ku-DiPietro gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Yamil Asad and will look to change the dynamic.
71' 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.
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mateusz Klich.
79' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
81' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Christopher Durkin exits the field as Kristian Fletcher enters on 81.
83' Gaston Claudio Gimenez makes way for Mauricio Pineda at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
88' Yamil Asad, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Taxiarchis Fountas makes way for Hayden Sargis at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Mauricio Pineda 64'
2
Arnaud Souquet
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
17
Brian Gutierrez
4
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Mauricio Pineda 83'
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Kei Ansu Kamara 64'
24
Jonathan Dean

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

2
Ruan
20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
1
Tyler Miller
44
Victor Palsson
22
Yamil Asad ↓ Theodore Ku-DiPietro 66'
8
Chris Durkin ↓ Kristian Fletcher 81'
23
Donovan Pines
11
Taxiarchis Fountas ↓ Hayden Sargis 90'
15
Steven Birnbaum
33
Jacob Greene

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Kamara	6
Christian Benteke	4
Tom Barlow	3
Wayne Rooney	2
Wayne Rooney	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Ulises Segura	2
C.J. Sapong	2

Head to Head

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

1.82 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC53% Draw25% D.C. United SC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

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 FC39% Draw44% D.C. United SC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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