Sunday , 15 November 2026

D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
4 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Christian Benteke 9' 1–0
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 20' 2–0
Carlos Teran og 42' 3–0
Christian Benteke 90+1' 4–0
Y 21' Federico Navarro

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
8
4
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 4–0 W
26 Aug Philadelphia Union H 1–3 L
20 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
15 Jul New England Revolution A 0–4 L
08 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 2–2 D
05 Jul FC Dallas A 1–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–4 L
31 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–1 L
27 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
21 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–3 L
16 Jul Toronto FC H 1–0 W
13 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 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' D.C. United SC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 9' Brilliant from the ! Christian Benteke makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 9.
  • 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ousmane Doumbia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Against the run of play, Theodore Ku-DiPietro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Federico Navarro.
  • 24' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brendan Hines-Ike is hanging Derrick Williams on the field on 24 minute.
  • 27' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Federico Navarro by Ousmane Doumbia on 27 minute.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 42' GOAL! Carlos Teran scores on 42.
  • 46' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Maren Haile-Selassie by Xherdan Shaqiri on 46 minute.
  • 51' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 56' D.C. United SC have won 398 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Kei Kamara departs to be replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
  • 70' Sierra Leone international Kei Kamara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' Theodore Ku-DiPietro makes way for Jose Fajardo at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • 78' Ruan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eric Davis at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' Xherdan Shaqiri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • It finishes all square. D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC

D.C. United SC Form

2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2023-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-15 New England Revolution 4–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-08 D.C. United SC 2–2 Internacional CF Miami D 2023-07-05 FC Dallas 0–1 D.C. United SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC L 2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.89 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC50% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
50%
D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC36% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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