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

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

0 – 4

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake is underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
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' Kellyn Acosta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
20' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' The deadlock is broken! Carlos Gomez gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
28' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Xherdan Shaqiri by Georgios Koutsias on 28 minute.
31' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Gomez argues furiously but the card stands.
33' A stunning finish from Cristian Arango — that came from absolutely nowhere!
37' GOAL! Cristian Arango scores on 37. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo
42' Chris Mueller has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Gaston Gimenez gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Federico Navarro and will look to change the dynamic.
51' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Carlos Gomez is replaced by Diego Luna on 56 minute.
60' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Gaston Gimenez is withdrawn and Tom Barlow gets his opportunity.
65' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
73' Fidel Barajas makes way for Nelson Palacio at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
82' Matt Crooks makes way for Maikel Chang at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Damir Kreilach	2
Damir Kreilach	2
Cristian Arango	2
Carlos Gomez	1
Bastian Schweinsteiger	1
Bastian Schweinsteiger	1
Albert Rusnak	1
Aleksandar Katai	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.47 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.89 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw26% Real Salt Lake43%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

57%

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

10.5%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.8%

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	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

16% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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