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 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Internacional CF Miami 27 games · 46 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 12 games · Avg 3.5 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
#5	Position	#2
42	Points	46
26	Played	27
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 5
46	Scored	64
38	Conceded	50
+8	GD	+14
1.62	PPG	1.70
46%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (46 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

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/7

16-30

7/4

31-45

14/3

46-60

5/6

61-75

4/4

76+

12/7

■ 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

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	20 G	11 A
Luis Suarez	13 G	3 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Internacional CF Miami.
5' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Internacional CF Miami started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Internacional CF Miami's shape.
33' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' What composure from Jhon Duran! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-0.
45' Internacional CF Miami fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' DeAndre Yedlin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 342 appearances.
60' Indiana Vassilev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
62' Another substitution for Internacional CF Miami to replace Indiana Vassilev by Bryce Duke on 62 minute.
64' Goal! Xherdan Shaqiri scores his 36 goal in 412 matches.
66' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Brian Gutierrez has done his job and it is now time for Andre Reynolds II to step up.
68' Mauricio Pineda makes way for Jonathan Bornstein at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
73' The whistle greets Jean Mota as he departs to be replaced by Ariel Lassiter.
76' Poor challenge from Federico Navarro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' Against the run of play, Gonzalo Higuain has scored! This game has turned on its head.
81' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller is replaced by Jhon Espinoza.
86' Rafael Czichos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
87' The deadlock is broken! Jhon Duran gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
90' The referee calls foul for Christopher McVey. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 90 minute. Jhon Duran leaves to be changed by Victor Bezerra.
The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 3-1 Internacional CF Miami. Honours even.

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
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Jhon Duran	2
Kei Ansu Kamara	1
Matias Rojas	1
Francisco Calvo	1
Josef Martinez	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

2.01 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Internacional CF Miami xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC47% Draw24% 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

71%

Draw or Internacional CF Miami

53%

Chicago Fire FC or Internacional CF Miami

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw40% Internacional CF Miami25%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

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%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	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.