Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

0 – 4

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Real Salt Lake

Sun 21 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Kellyn Acosta 15' Y

Y 31' Carlos Gomez

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	0–4	L
13 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	0–0	D
07 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
31 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	0–3	L
23 Mar	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	4–3	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–0	W
14 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
07 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
31 Mar	St. Louis City	H	3–1	W
23 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
10 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Real Salt Lake
#4	Position	#24
55	Points	45
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
64	Scored	53
54	Conceded	52
+10	GD	+1
1.62	PPG	1.32
47%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Real Salt Lake 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.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
15' A moment of madness from Kellyn Acosta on 15 minutes earns him a card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
20' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Emeka Eneli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Goal! Carlos Gomez scores his 23 goal in 297 matches.
28' Georgios Koutsias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xherdan Shaqiri on 28 minute.
31' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Gomez is booked for Real Salt Lake — card on 31.
33' Cristian Arango adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
37' GOAL! Cristian Arango scores on 37. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo
42' Carlos Teran has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
46' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Federico Navarro is replaced by Gaston Gimenez on 46 minute.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Carlos Gomez is replaced by Diego Luna on 56 minute.
60' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Gaston Gimenez exits the field as Tom Barlow enters on 60.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' Nelson Palacio is replacing Fidel Barajas for the Real Salt Lake side.
78' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
82' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Matt Crooks departs to be replaced by Maikel Chang.
87' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Georgios Koutsias 28'
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
23
Kellyn Acosta
2
Arnaud Souquet
17
Brian Gutierrez
4
Carlos Teran
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller
9
Hugo Cuypers
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Zac MacMath
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 82'
29
Anderson Julio
26
Diego Luna ↑ 56'
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 73'
72
Zavier Gozo

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cristian Arango	2
Damir Kreilach	2
Damir Kreilach	2
Aleksandar Katai	1
Robert Beric	1
Diego Luna	1
Carlos Gomez	1
Bastian Schweinsteiger	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw26% Real Salt Lake43%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

69%

Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC24% Draw41% Real Salt Lake35%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

0 – 1

5.6%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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

Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

Real Salt Lake 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