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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

1
2
Colorado Rapids SC 3 games · Avg 5.0 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
#27 Position #4
43 Points 55
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
47 Scored 64
50 Conceded 54
-3 GD +10
1.26 PPG 1.62
35% Win % 47%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/3
16-30
8/5
31-45
4/5
46-60
8/4
61-75
5/9
76+
6/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Colorado Rapids SC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Price, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Kevin Ellis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nemanja Nikolics made 295 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' 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 Tommy Smith suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jonathan Bamba scoring 2 goals.
  • 75' Aleksandar Katai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Colorado Rapids SC 2-2 Chicago Fire FC.

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
Jonathan Bamba 2
Dominique Badji 1
Djordje Mihailovic 1
Tommy Smith 1
Morgan Whittaker 1
Danny Wilson 1
Paxten Aaronson 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
1.76 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 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 SC37% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
62%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
63%
Colorado Rapids SC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
4.1%

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% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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