Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

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D.C. United SC

Sun 8 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Andrew Gutman 45' Y

Y 73' Dom Badji

Y 90' Mateusz Klich

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

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

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L
01 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–4	L
24 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–2	D
20 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
17 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
14 Jul	New York City FC	H	0–0	D

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W
31 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
24 Aug	FC Dallas	H	3–4	L
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	3–2	W
13 Jul	Nashville SC	H	2–1	W
06 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	0–5	L

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' 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' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hugo Cuypers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
10' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The 24-year-old Theodore Ku-DiPietro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
26' Christian Benteke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
29' Gabriel Pirani adds to his 2 season tally! D.C. United SC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christopher McVey made 221 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' USA international Lucas Bartlett has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Andrew Gutman on 45 minutes.
46' Tom Barlow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allan Arigoni on 46 minute.
51' Andrew Gutman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
54' Andrew Gutman does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
57' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Gabriel Pirani is withdrawn and Theodore Ku-DiPietro gets his opportunity.
62' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Gaston Gimenez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
68' D.C. United SC make a change. Christian Benteke trudges off to be replaced by Dom Badji on 68 minutes.
73' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
74' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Kellyn Acosta has done his job and it is now time for Justin Reynolds to step up.
79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 50% of all matches.
83' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Gutman departs to be replaced by Fabian Herbers.
88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' Mateusz Klich catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
D.C. United SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke ↓ Dom Badji 68'
43
Mateusz Klich
24
Alex Bono
7
Pedro Santos
11
Cristian Dajome
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Jacob Murrell 68'
10
Gabriel Pirani ↓ Theodore Ku-DiPietro 57'
97
Christopher McVey
3
Lucas Bartlett
14
Martin Rodriguez
16
Garrison Tubbs ↓ Russell Canouse 83'

Bench

6
Russell Canouse ↑ 83'
30
Hayden Sargis
18
Jeremy Garay
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↑ 57'
23
Dom Badji ↑ 68'
56
Luis Zamudio
17
Jacob Murrell ↑ 68'

Coach Zach Prince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D

D.C. United SC Form

2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2024-08-31 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United SC W 2024-08-24 D.C. United SC 3–4 FC Dallas L 2024-07-18 Minnesota United FC 2–3 D.C. United SC W 2024-07-13 D.C. United SC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2024-07-06 Orlando City SC 5–0 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw27% D.C. United SC38%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

62%

Draw or D.C. United SC

65%

Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC28% Draw43% D.C. United SC29%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

1 – 0

0 – 0

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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