Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2024
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 2
Full Time
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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' 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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dom Badji is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' Christian Benteke adds to his 0 season tally! D.C. United SC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' What a moment for Gabriel Pirani! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 34' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Martin Rodriguez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Zach Prince might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Andrew Gutman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 46' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Allan Arigoni trudges off to be replaced by Tom Barlow on 46 minutes.
  • 51' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 54' Andrew Gutman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 57' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Gabriel Pirani is replaced by Theodore Ku-DiPietro on 57 minute.
  • 62' Pedro Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Dom Badji on, Christian Benteke off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dom Badji on 73 minutes.
  • 74' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Kellyn Acosta is withdrawn and Justin Reynolds gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Andrew Gutman exits the field as Fabian Herbers enters on 83.
  • 88' Russell Canouse needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Mateusz Klich catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 1-2 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zach Prince

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

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

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
2 / 4
1.66 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC38% Draw27% D.C. United SC35%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
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
65%
Draw or D.C. United SC
62%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC31% Draw43% D.C. United SC26%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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