Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Georgios Koutsias has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 9' Christian Benteke does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
  • 14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Theodore Ku-DiPietro makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 21' Poor challenge from Federico Navarro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 24' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Derrick Williams exits the field as Brendan Hines-Ike enters on 24.
  • 27' The whistle greets Federico Navarro as he departs to be replaced by Ousmane Doumbia.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Teran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' A stunning finish from Carlos Teran — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Maren Haile-Selassie is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Georgios Koutsias gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Kei Kamara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 74' Jose Fajardo gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Eric Davis as he leaves the pitch. Ruan steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Ulises Segura 2
C.J. Sapong 2
Jonathan Bornstein 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
1.95 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC52% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
48%
D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC38% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC20%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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