Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 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 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 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 #3 Position #18 26 Points 26 14 Played 14 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 27 Scored 26 16 Conceded 19 +11 GD +7 1.86 PPG 1.86 57% Win % 57% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' 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 Fidel Barajas suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Cristian Arango needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 29 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
- 20' 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.
- 24' Goal! Carlos Gomez scores his 17 goal in 258 matches.
- 28' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
- 31' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Gomez.
- 33' Goal! Cristian Arango scores his 67 goal in 169 matches.
- 37' What a strike from Cristian Arango! The score is 0-3.
- 42' 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.
- 46' Gaston Gimenez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Federico Navarro on 46 minute.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brian Gutierrez, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
- 56' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Carlos Gomez departs to be replaced by Diego Luna.
- 60' The whistle greets Gaston Gimenez as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
- 65' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
- 73' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 73 minute. Fidel Barajas leaves to be changed by Nelson Palacio.
- 78' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 82' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 82 minute. Matt Crooks leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang.
- 87' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Arnaud Souquet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
- 21
- 23
- 2
- 17
- 4
- 34
- 8
- 9
- 27
Bench
- 16
- 31
- 30
- 18
- 12
- 15
- 22
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Georgios Koutsias ↑ 28'
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Coach Frank KlopasReal Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 9
- 2
- 98
- 6
- 19
- 35
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11
Carlos Gomez ↓ Diego Luna 56'
- 25
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25
Matt Crooks ↓ Maikel Chang 82'
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17
Fidel Barajas ↓ Nelson Palacio 73'
Bench
- 18
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16
Maikel Chang ↑ 82'
- 29
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26
Diego Luna ↑ 56'
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13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 73'
- 72
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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 Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L 2024-04-13 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-23 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC WReal Salt Lake Form
2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-07 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-03-31 Real Salt Lake 3–1 St. Louis City W 2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.4 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.82 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake 74% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.22Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 57%Draw or Real Salt Lake 70%Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual1 – 1 11.1%1 – 2 8.9%2 – 1 6.9%0 – 2 6.6%0 – 1 6.6%2 – 2 6.2%0 – 0 5.6%1 – 3 5.4%1 – 0 4.9%0 – 3 3.9%2 – 0 3.9%2 – 3 3.8%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 8% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 15% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 20% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 14% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 25% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.