Chicago Fire FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 #3 Position #23 26 Points 22 14 Played 15 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5 27 Scored 18 16 Conceded 22 +11 GD -4 1.86 PPG 1.47 57% Win % 40% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededMinnesota United FC0-151/416-302/231-452/–46-602/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Minnesota United FC has kicked off!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Kervin Arriaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' 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.
- 24' Goal! Kei Ansu Kamara scores his 13 goal in 257 matches.
- 29' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Sang-Bin Jung has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 36' What a strike from Kei Ansu Kamara! The score is 2-0.
- 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arnaud Souquet made 294 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 57' GOAL! Kervin Arriaga scores on 57.
- 61' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 61 minute. Franco Fragapane leaves to be changed by Hassani Dotson.
- 62' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Luis Amarilla is replaced by Sang-Bin Jung.
- 67' 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.
- 69' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Arnaud Souquet departs to be replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
- 74' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Kei Ansu Kamara departs to be replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
- 79' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats Minnesota United FC
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Arnaud Souquet ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 69'
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- 17
- 4
- 30
- 34
- 8
- 23
Bench
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Wyatt Omsberg ↑ 69'
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- 22
- 37
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Georgios Koutsias ↑ 74'
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- 32
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Jonathan Dean ↑ 69'
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Coach Ezra HendricksonMinnesota United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Wil Trapp ↓ Joseph Rosales 62'
- 15
- 7
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Luis Amarilla ↓ Sang-bin Jeong 62'
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- 27
- 21
- 33
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Bench
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- 1
- 14
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Hassani Dotson ↑ 61'
- 23
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Joseph Rosales ↑ 62'
- 28
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Sang-bin Jeong ↑ 62'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Robin Lod 2 Kervin Arriaga 2 Kei Ansu Kamara 2 Nicolas Gaitan 1 Jose Aja 1 Robert Beric 1 Sam Nicholson 1 Mauricio Pineda 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 DMinnesota 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 accuracy3 / 41.64 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Minnesota United FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.74Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 75%Draw or Minnesota United FC 51%Chicago Fire FC or Minnesota United FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Chicago Fire FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%1 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.6%0 – 0 8.4%1 – 2 6.1%0 – 1 6.1%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 5.1%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 22% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.