D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

D.C. United SC

0 – 2

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 13 Mar 2022 · 00:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Andy Najar 21' Y

Drew Skundrich 45' Y

Y 45' Gaston Claudio Gimenez

Y 48' Boris Sekulic

Brendan Hines-Ike 65' Y

Y 87' Federico Navarro

Overview

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

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

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

2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–2	L
05 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
26 Feb	Charlotte FC	H	3–0	W
07 Nov	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
30 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–3	L
27 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W
05 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–0	D
07 Nov	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
24 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W

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' The ball is rolling at Audi Field. D.C. United SC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
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 .
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
20' Gaston Claudio Gimenez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
21' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 21.
26' 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.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
32' What a moment for Stanislav Ivanov! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
37' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Drew Skundrich.
48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Boris Sekulic.
53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
63' The supporters are chanting for Brian Gutierrez. He replaces Fabian Herbers on 63 minute.
65' Brendan Hines-Ike was booked on 65.
67' D.C. United SC make a change. Edison Flores trudges off to be replaced by Michael Estrada on 67 minutes.
71' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Stanislav Ivanov is replaced by Jonathan Bornstein on 71 minute.
74' Nigel Robertha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adrien Perez on 74 minute.
75' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Brad Smith is replaced by Gaoussou Samake.
80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
81' A goal from the USA international Jonathan Bornstein! He fires home on 81 to make it 0-2!
86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' A moment of madness from Federico Navarro on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for D.C. United SC.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Brian Gutierrez 63'
20
Wyatt Omsberg
2
Boris Sekulic
99
Stanislav Ivanov ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 71'
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Federico Navarro 71'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
11
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

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

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-03-05 FC Cincinnati 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2022-02-26 D.C. United SC 3–0 Charlotte FC W 2021-11-07 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United SC W 2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-10-27 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-11-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.21 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC32% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC40%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

60%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

68%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC22% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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