D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

D.C. United SC

1 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Fri 14 May 2021 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Brendan Hines-Ike 4' Y

Y 19' Wyatt Omsberg

Julian Gressel 47' Y

Julian Gressel 48' Y

Y 52' Przemyslaw Frankowski

Y 63' Fabian Herbers

Y 64' Fabian Herbers

Overview

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D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Audi Field.

D.C. United SC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
08 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–3	L
02 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–2	L
01 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
18 Apr	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
08 Nov	New York City FC	H	3–4	L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		Chicago Fire FC
#9	Position	#4
23	Points	29
18	Played	17
5 / 8 / 5	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
26	Scored	32
29	Conceded	23
-3	GD	+9
1.28	PPG	1.71
28%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/5

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/2

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	9 G
Louis Munteanu	5 G

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
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.
4' Brendan Hines-Ike was booked on 4.
7' Brilliant from the ! Edison Flores makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
12' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvaro Medran made 229 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' The referee calls foul for Wyatt Omsberg. He receives a Yellow card.
24' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
29' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hernan Losada might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Gaston Claudio Gimenez departs to be replaced by Javier Casas.
47' Julian Gressel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julian Gressel.
52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Przemyslaw Frankowski on 52.
57' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
60' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Wyatt Omsberg trudges off to be replaced by Fabian Herbers on 60 minutes.
63' Fabian Herbers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
64' The referee calls foul for Fabian Herbers. He receives a Yellow card.
69' 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.
74' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' The whistle greets Julian Gressel as he departs to be replaced by Paul Arriola.
78' The whistle greets Robert Beric as he departs to be replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
81' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Jonathan Bornstein comes on to replace Miguel Navarro.
85' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Adrien Perez departs to be replaced by Yamil Asad.
89' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Edison Flores exits the field as Ola Kamara enters on 89.
Full Time. D.C. United SC beats Chicago Fire FC

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ola Kamara ↑ 89'
1
Chris Seitz
19
Paul Arriola ↑ 75'
11
Yamil Asad ↑ 85'
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 75'
30
Kevin Paredes
17
Kimarni Smith

Coach Hernan Losada

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 78'
10
Alvaro Medran
5
Francisco Calvo
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
20
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Fabian Herbers 60'
2
Boris Sekulic
6
Miguel Navarro ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 81'
22
Mauricio Pineda
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Elliot Collier 60'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Javier Casas 46'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

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

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2020-11-08 D.C. United SC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.44 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC45% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

55%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC29% Draw47% Chicago Fire FC24%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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