D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

D.C. United SC

2 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Mark Geiger
Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Corey Parker
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Eduardo Mariscal

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

D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
29 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	5–0	W
16 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	3–3	D
12 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	3–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	W
26 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–0	W
23 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		Chicago Fire FC
#11	Position	#5
30	Points	42
26	Played	26
6 / 12 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
34	Scored	46
42	Conceded	38
-8	GD	+8
1.15	PPG	1.62
23%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ 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)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 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' The game is set. D.C. United SC kicks off things out of here…
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nemanja Nikolics, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' D.C. United 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.
25' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
45' Yura Movsisyan, a Armenia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
55' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aleksandar Katai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
80' D.C. United SC have won 386 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
90' 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.
Full Time. D.C. United SC beats Chicago Fire FC

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Aleksandar Katai
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Yura Movsisyan 73'
25
Jorge Luis Corrales
7
Raheem Edwards ↓ Nicolas Hasler 77'
30
Stefan Cleveland
3
Brandon Vincent
13
Brandt Bronico
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Michael de Leeuw 46'

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Kamara	6
Christian Benteke	4
Tom Barlow	3
Wayne Rooney	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Ulises Segura	2
C.J. Sapong	2
Jonathan Bornstein	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC51% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

75%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

49%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC36% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Clean Sheet