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Colorado Rapids SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Thu 14 Jun 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Kyle Longville
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
1
Colorado Rapids SC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
10 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
02 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
27 May Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
19 May New York City FC A 0–4 L
13 May New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–2 D
10 Jun New England Revolution H 1–1 D
03 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
30 May Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
26 May Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
20 May Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Chicago Fire FC
#22 Position #5
36 Points 42
27 Played 26
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
38 Scored 46
38 Conceded 38
+0 GD +8
1.33 PPG 1.62
41% Win % 46%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC have won 400 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Kevin Ellis, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Brandt Bronico has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' New Zealand international Tommy Smith has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Howard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 70' Johan Blomberg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Katai 2
C.J. Sapong 1
Nemanja Nikolics 1
Dominique Badji 1
Djordje Mihailovic 1
Tommy Smith 1
Danny Wilson 1
Aleksandar Katai 1

Head to Head

2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-05-19 New York City FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-05-13 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2018-06-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-05-26 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC37% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
63%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
63%
Colorado Rapids SC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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