Chicago Fire FC vs Internacional CF Miami, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Internacional CF Miami

Sun 11 Sep 2022 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Rafael Czichos 33' Y

Federico Navarro 76' Y

Y 90' Christopher McVey

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Internacional CF Miami — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Internacional CF Miami 18 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 11 games · Avg 3.6 goals Internacional CF Miami

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-05-22 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–1	W
03 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
31 Aug	New England Revolution	A	0–0	D
28 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L

Internacional CF Miami

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
31 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–1	L
27 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–3	L
21 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W
14 Aug	New York City FC	H	3–2	W
06 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Internacional CF Miami
#4	Position	#2
29	Points	38
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	11 / 5 / 2
32	Scored	45
23	Conceded	32
+9	GD	+13
1.71	PPG	2.11
53%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/3

31-45

10/1

46-60

3/5

61-75

2/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	12 G	7 A
Luis Suarez	8 G	1 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chicago Fire FC launch into their encounter with Internacional CF Miami.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ezra Hendrickson might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Internacional CF Miami are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Rafael Czichos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Internacional CF Miami is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
33' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' A stunning finish from Jhon Duran — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' 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.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Internacional CF Miami have won 353 goals from 217 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
62' A tactical swap from Internacional CF Miami — Bryce Duke on, Indiana Vassilev off on 62 minutes.
64' A goal from the Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri! He fires home on 64 to make it 2-0!
66' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Brian Gutierrez by Andre Reynolds II on 66 minute.
68' Jonathan Bornstein is replacing Mauricio Pineda for the Chicago Fire FC side.
73' Jean Mota makes way for Ariel Lassiter at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Internacional CF Miami.
76' Poor challenge from Federico Navarro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' What a strike from Gonzalo Higuain! The score is 2-1.
81' Jhon Espinoza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Mueller at the 81 minute mark.
86' The travelling Internacional CF Miami supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' Jhon Duran has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
90' It’s a booking for Internacional CF Miami player. Christopher McVey gets a Yellow card.
90' Jhon Duran makes way for Victor Bezerra at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and Internacional CF Miami share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
5
Rafael Czichos
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 68'
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Andre Reynolds II 66'
23
Carlos Teran
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Jhon Espinoza 81'
26
Jhon Duran ↓ Victor Bezerra 90'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luis Suarez	6
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Jhon Duran	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Georgios Koutsias	1
Francisco Calvo	1
Nicolas Stefanelli	1
Robert Taylor	1

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC L 2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Internacional CF Miami Form

2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-08-27 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-08-21 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Toronto FC W 2022-08-14 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 New York City FC W 2022-08-06 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Internacional CF Miami D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Internacional CF Miami xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC48% Draw23% Internacional CF Miami29%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Internacional CF Miami

52%

Chicago Fire FC or Internacional CF Miami

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC36% Draw40% Internacional CF Miami24%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

3 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Internacional CF Miami covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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