Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Chicago Fire FC

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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 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 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	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 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
#5	Position	#21
42	Points	41
26	Played	28
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 8 / 9
46	Scored	43
38	Conceded	30
+8	GD	+13
1.62	PPG	1.46
46%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ 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

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 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' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' 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 Djordje Mihailovic suffering a number of foals already.
15' 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.
20' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Tyler Miller has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' 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.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
60' 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.
65' Stefan Cleveland, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
85' Raheem Edwards is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
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
Aleksandar Katai	1
Nemanja Nikolics	1
Djordje Mihailovic	1
Diego Rossi	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Nemanja Nikolics	1
Djordje Mihailovic	1
Denis Bouanga	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.08 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC53% Draw23% Los Angeles FC24%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

47%

Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC40% Draw41% Los Angeles FC19%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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