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

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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

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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

2021-09-15 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
7' Carlos Teran has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 7.
8' Goal! Ola Kamara scores his 65 goal in 282 matches.
8' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Carlos Teran gets a Yellow card.
9' Ola Kamara does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
11' Fabian Herbers was booked on 11.
12' Donovan Pines catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
17' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
27' 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.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Ola Kamara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
40' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
44' A stunning finish from Ola Kamara — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' The whistle greets Donovan Pines as he departs to be replaced by Tony Alfaro.
51' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Gressel on 53.
56' Edison Flores is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julian Gressel at the 56 minute mark.
58' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Wyatt Omsberg is replaced by Ignacio Aliseda on 58 minute.
63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
73' The 25-year-old Carlos Teran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Fabian Herbers exits the field as Stanislav Ivanov enters on 75.
79' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Yordy Reyna by Moses Nyeman on 79 minute.
84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hernan Losada might look to freshen things up shortly.
86' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Luka Stojanovic is replaced by Elliot Collier on 86 minute.
Full Time. D.C. United SC beats Chicago Fire FC

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Edison Flores ↑ 56'
28
Joseph Mora ↑ 46'
21
Jon Kempin
8
Felipe Martins
32
Ramon Abila ↑ 56'
27
Moses Nyeman ↑ 79'
93
Tony Alfaro ↑ 46'
13
Fredric Brillant
12
Drew Skundrich

Coach Hernan Losada

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Stanislav Ivanov 75'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
20
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Ignacio Aliseda 58'
8
Luka Stojanovic ↓ Elliot Collier 86'
3
Jonathan Bornstein
14
Jhon Espinoza
6
Miguel Navarro
23
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Federico Navarro 58'
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Robert Beric 58'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.67 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC48% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC33% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.2%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

3.3%

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.