Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 2 Jun 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Mauricio Pineda 29' Y

Y 45' Edwin Cerrillo

Fabian Herbers 74' Y

Y 77' Mauricio Cuevas

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 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 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-04-17 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
30 May	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
25 May	D.C. United SC	A	1–1	D
19 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–3	L
16 May	Charlotte FC	H	0–1	L
12 May	St. Louis City	A	1–3	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
30 May	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
26 May	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
18 May	Charlotte FC	A	0–0	D
16 May	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D
12 May	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#5	Position	#23
42	Points	36
26	Played	28
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
46	Scored	37
38	Conceded	44
+8	GD	-7
1.62	PPG	1.29
46%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 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 Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Soldier Field.
5' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
7' Against the run of play, Riqui Puig has scored! This game has turned on its head.
12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Mauricio Pineda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 291 games and scored 492 goals.
29' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 29.
32' GOAL! Hugo Cuypers fires home to make it 1-1!
37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Edwin Cerrillo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
46' Mauricio Pineda makes way for Arnaud Souquet at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
51' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Julian Aude has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
59' The whistle greets Jonathan Perez as he departs to be replaced by Dejan Joveljic.
61' Goal! Brian Gutierrez scores his 19 goal in 287 matches.
66' Tom Barlow gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Hugo Cuypers and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Daniel Aguirre comes on to replace Edwin Cerrillo.
73' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Julian Aude by Mauricio Cuevas on 73 minute.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Fabian Herbers.
76' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 76 minute. Kellyn Acosta leaves to be changed by Gaston Gimenez.
77' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
82' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Miguel Berry by Diego Fagundez on 82 minute.
85' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Brian Gutierrez is replaced by Chris Mueller on 85 minute.
90' Daniel Aguirre, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Gaston Gimenez 76'
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Georgios Koutsias 76'
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Arnaud Souquet 46'
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Chris Mueller 85'
4
Carlos Teran
34
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 66'
24
Jonathan Dean
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

16
Wyatt Omsberg
2
Arnaud Souquet ↑ 46'
30
Gaston Gimenez ↑ 76'
18
Spencer Richey
12
Tom Barlow ↑ 66'
37
Javier Casas
19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 76'
8
Chris Mueller ↑ 85'

Coach Frank Klopas

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riqui Puig	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Daniel Steres	1
C.J. Sapong	1
Douglas Costa	1
Brian Gutierrez	1
Hugo Cuypers	1

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-05-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-05-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W 2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-18 Charlotte FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-05-16 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-05-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.52 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC42% Draw28% Los Angeles Galaxy30%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

58%

Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw46% Los Angeles Galaxy23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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