Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 1

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Los Angeles FC

Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Craig Lowry
Referee Chris Penso
Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Ricardo Salazar

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	W
26 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–0	W
23 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
22 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
16 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Toronto FC	A	4–2	W
25 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
20 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Los Angeles FC
#4	Position	#21
55	Points	47
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
64	Scored	52
54	Conceded	40
+10	GD	+12
1.62	PPG	1.38
47%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles FC.
5' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Steven Beitashour needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Brandon Vincent has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Los Angeles FC 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.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' The 28-year-old Diego Rossi has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Dejan Jakovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 304 appearances.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Jordan Harvey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
80' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
With this win, Chicago Fire FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Bastian Schweinsteiger
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Jonathan Campbell 87'
25
Jorge Luis Corrales
7
Raheem Edwards
30
Stefan Cleveland
3
Brandon Vincent
13
Brandt Bronico
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof
8
Michael de Leeuw ↓ Aleksandar Katai 65'
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Drew Conner 71'

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	1
Carlos Teran	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Nemanja Nikolics	1
Djordje Mihailovic	1
Diego Rossi	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Nemanja Nikolics	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.18 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC54% Draw23% Los Angeles FC23%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

46%

Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC41% Draw39% Los Angeles FC20%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1 – 0

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

Los Angeles FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Clean Sheet