Chicago Fire FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Kei Ansu Kamara 24' 1–0

Kei Ansu Kamara 36' 2–0

2–1 57' Kervin Arriaga

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
02 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
25 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–2	W
19 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	3–3	D
12 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–1	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	St. Louis City	A	1–0	W
26 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
19 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Minnesota United FC
#5	Position	#29
42	Points	29
26	Played	27
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
46	Scored	40
38	Conceded	49
+8	GD	-9
1.62	PPG	1.07
46%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ 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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome Minnesota United FC for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
5' Brian Gutierrez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
10' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The 22-year-old Chris Brady has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' A goal from the international Kei Ansu Kamara! He fires home on 24 to make it 1-0!
29' Kervin Arriaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 28 Yellow cards this season.
34' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
36' What a moment for Kei Ansu Kamara! That strike on 36 puts his side firmly in control.
41' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' What a moment for Kervin Arriaga! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
61' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Hassani Dotson on, Franco Fragapane off on 61 minutes.
62' Sang-Bin Jung is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Amarilla at the 62 minute mark.
67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
69' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Arnaud Souquet is replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
74' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Kei Ansu Kamara is replaced by Georgios Koutsias on 74 minute.
79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
84' D.J. Taylor, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
Minnesota United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Chicago Fire FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
2
Arnaud Souquet ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 69'
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Jonathan Dean 69'
6
Miguel Navarro
17
Brian Gutierrez
4
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller
23
Kei Ansu Kamara ↓ Georgios Koutsias 74'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Robin Lod	2
Kervin Arriaga	2
Kei Ansu Kamara	2
Aleksandar Katai	1
Dje Davilla	1
Nicolas Gaitan	1
Jose Aja	1
Robert Beric	1

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati D 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-04-02 St. Louis City 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-03-12 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2023-02-26 FC Dallas 0–1 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC48% Draw25% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

52%

Chicago Fire FC or Minnesota United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw43% Minnesota United FC22%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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