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

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MLS · 2018

D.C. United SC

2 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

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

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

D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 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	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

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
#14	Position	#4
33	Points	55
34	Played	34
7 / 12 / 15	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
39	Scored	64
61	Conceded	54
-22	GD	+10
0.97	PPG	1.62
21%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ 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)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 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' And we are off! D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
5' D.C. United SC have won 394 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Jorge Luis Corrales, a Cuba , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 50% of all matches.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 291 games and scored 394 goals.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
50' Johan Kappelhof is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' Chicago Fire FC 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.
70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dax McCarty is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
85' 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.
90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from D.C. United SC to claim maximum points.

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
Jonathan Bornstein	2
Wayne Rooney	2
Wayne Rooney	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Ulises Segura	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.85 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC48% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC33% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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