Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W 31 Mar Atlanta United FC A 0–3 L 23 Mar New England Revolution A 1–1 D 16 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W 10 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L 03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L 31 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W 24 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W 17 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–0 W 03 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L 25 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Houston Dynamo #3 Position #22 26 Points 22 14 Played 14 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6 27 Scored 19 16 Conceded 23 +11 GD -4 1.86 PPG 1.57 57% Win % 50% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededHouston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
- 5' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Xherdan Shaqiri on 10.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Chris Brady has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 44' Erik Sviatchenko was booked on 44.
- 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Allan Arigoni made 10 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 59' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 62' Brad Smith is replacing Jan Gregus for the Houston Dynamo side.
- 65' Goal! Ibrahim Aliyu scores his 10 goal in 254 matches.
- 68' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 69' Jonathan Dean has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaud Souquet on 69 minute.
- 74' Ethan Bartlow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 78' Goal! Brian Gutierrez scores his 17 goal in 254 matches.
- 83' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Federico Navarro is hanging Xherdan Shaqiri on the field on 83 minute.
- 84' The whistle greets Sebastian Kowalczyk as he departs to be replaced by Latif Blessing.
- 88' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta is replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
- 90' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Artur is replaced by Gabriel Segal on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 21
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23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Mauricio Pineda 88'
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Arnaud Souquet ↓ Jonathan Dean 69'
- 7
- 34
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8
Chris Mueller ↓ Brian Gutierrez 69'
- 9
- 27
Bench
- 16
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31
Federico Navarro ↑ 83'
- 30
- 18
- 12
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22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 88'
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17
Brian Gutierrez ↑ 69'
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19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 83'
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24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 69'
Coach Frank KlopasHouston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 12
- 20
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6
Artur ↓ Gabriel Segal 90'
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21
Jan Gregus ↓ Brad Smith 62'
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28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Tate Schmitt 84'
- 25
- 32
- 4
- 18
Bench
- 5
- 13
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15
Latif Blessing ↑ 84'
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3
Brad Smith ↑ 62'
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22
Tate Schmitt ↑ 84'
- 35
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Gabriel Segal ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nemanja Nikolics 2 Alberth Elis 2 Alberth Elis 2 Thor Ulfarsson 1 Diego Campos 1 Carlos Ferreira 1 Romell Quioto 1 Ibrahim Aliyu 1 Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-23 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati LHouston Dynamo Form
2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.03 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Houston Dynamo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 79%Draw or Houston Dynamo 45%Chicago Fire FC or Houston Dynamo 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Chicago Fire FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.6%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.6%1 – 0 7.9%3 – 1 6.4%0 – 0 5.8%3 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.4%1 – 2 5.4%0 – 1 4.1%3 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 17% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 22% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.