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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 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

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
#26 Position #3
16 Points 26
15 Played 14
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
25 Scored 27
24 Conceded 16
+1 GD +11
1.07 PPG 1.86
33% Win % 57%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Colorado Rapids SC is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The 35-year-old Jorge Luis Corrales has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Deklan Wynne is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 45' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Dax McCarty has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
  • 65' Luis Solignac needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 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' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Danny Wilson 1
Kei Kamara 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Nemanja Nikolics 1
Dominique Badji 1
Djordje Mihailovic 1
Tommy Smith 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
1.64 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC34% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
59%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
66%
Colorado Rapids SC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC26% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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