Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 24 Oct 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabian Herbers 29' Y
Mauricio Pineda 67' Y
Gaston Claudio Gimenez 74' Y
Brian Gutierrez 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Chicago Fire FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
20 Oct FC Cincinnati A 4–3 W
16 Oct New England Revolution A 2–2 D
03 Oct Toronto FC A 1–3 L
30 Sep New York City FC H 2–0 W
26 Sep Nashville SC H 0–0 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
17 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
02 Oct Austin FC A 1–2 L
30 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
26 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–6 L
19 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Real Salt Lake
#4 Position #21
29 Points 27
17 Played 17
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
32 Scored 29
23 Conceded 25
+9 GD +4
1.71 PPG 1.59
53% Win % 47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' 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.
  • 29' A moment of madness from Fabian Herbers on 29 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' What composure from Robert Beric! The Slovenia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Rubio Rubin makes way for Anderson Julio at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 73' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Robert Beric is withdrawn and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets his opportunity.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Claudio Gimenez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 84' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Boris Sekulic is withdrawn and Jhon Espinoza gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Bobby Wood has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruiz on 85 minute.
  • 86' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 90' Wyatt Omsberg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Medran on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cristian Arango 2
Damir Kreilach 2
Damir Kreilach 2
Diego Luna 1
Carlos Gomez 1
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Albert Rusnak 1

Head to Head

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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.76 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC54% Draw25% Real Salt Lake21%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
79%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
46%
Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC38% Draw45% Real Salt Lake17%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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