Saturday , 17 October 2026

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

MLS · 2021
D.C. United SC
3 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Wed 15 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Carlos Teran
Y 8' Carlos Teran
Y 11' Fabian Herbers
Donovan Pines 12' Y
Julian Gressel 53' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

6
8
4
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
11 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
29 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
22 Aug Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
18 Aug New England Revolution A 2–3 L
15 Aug Nashville SC A 2–5 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–3 L
12 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
28 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
22 Aug Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
18 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
15 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Chicago Fire FC
#12 Position #4
33 Points 48
28 Played 29
7 / 12 / 9 W / D / L 14 / 6 / 9
36 Scored 52
47 Conceded 43
-11 GD +9
1.18 PPG 1.66
25% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
28% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 12th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/7
61-75
3/7
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
8/2
16-30
7/6
31-45
4/8
46-60
6/8
61-75
8/2
76+
5/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 15 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 11 G 4 A
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. D.C. United SC host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' D.C. United SC have won 392 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 7' A moment of madness from Carlos Teran on 7 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
  • 8' Brilliant from the ! Ola Kamara makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 8.
  • 8' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Carlos Teran.
  • 9' What composure from Ola Kamara! The Norway international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 11' Fabian Herbers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 12' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Steven Birnbaum has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' What composure from Ola Kamara! The Norway international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 40' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Ola Kamara makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 46' Tony Alfaro is replacing Donovan Pines for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Edison Flores on, Julian Gressel off on 56 minutes.
  • 58' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 58 minute. Wyatt Omsberg leaves to be changed by Ignacio Aliseda.
  • 63' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Stanislav Ivanov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' Miguel Navarro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Stanislav Ivanov.
  • 79' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Yordy Reyna is replaced by Moses Nyeman.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paul Arriola made 290 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Elliot Collier on, Luka Stojanovic off on 86 minutes.
  • 3-0 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ola Kamara 6
Christian Benteke 4
Tom Barlow 3
Jonathan Bornstein 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Ulises Segura 2

Head to Head

2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 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

D.C. United SC Form

2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-11 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC48% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
52%
D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC33% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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