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'

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 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	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 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	#17
29	Points	34
17	Played	19
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
32	Scored	35
23	Conceded	19
+9	GD	+16
1.71	PPG	1.79
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, Los Angeles FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Joshua Perez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
10' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' 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.
35' The 39-year-old Lee Nguyen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Andre Horta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Benny Feilhaber suffering a number of foals already.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandon Vincent, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
65' Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
85' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Eduard Atuesta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 289 appearances.
The final score is 3-1.

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
Djordje Mihailovic	1
Diego Rossi	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Nemanja Nikolics	1
Djordje Mihailovic	1
Denis Bouanga	1
Ryan Hollingshead	1
Jonathan Bamba	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Los Angeles FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC52% Draw23% Los Angeles FC25%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

48%

Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC39% Draw40% Los Angeles FC21%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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