D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

D.C. United SC

1 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 25 May 2024 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Allan Arigoni

Cristian Dajome 42' Y

Y 45' Carlos Teran

Christian Benteke 46' Y

Steve Birnbaum 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–1	D
19 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–1	L
15 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–4	L
11 May	Atlanta United FC	A	3–2	W
04 May	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
27 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	D.C. United SC	A	1–1	D
19 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–3	L
16 May	Charlotte FC	H	0–1	L
12 May	St. Louis City	A	1–3	L
05 May	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
28 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for D.C. United SC to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Teran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
20' What a strike from Christopher McVey! The score is 1-0.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Allan Arigoni.
41' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Dajome is booked for D.C. United SC — card on 42.
45' Carlos Teran is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Benteke.
47' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Matti Peltola on, Christopher McVey off on 47 minutes.
52' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
53' GOAL! Kellyn Acosta scores on 53. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Fabian Herbers comes on to replace Kellyn Acosta.
66' The whistle greets Allan Arigoni as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Dean.
71' The crowd applauds Jared Stroud as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Murrell steps in for D.C. United SC.
72' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Theodore Ku-DiPietro is replaced by Kristian Fletcher.
77' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
78' The whistle greets Tom Barlow as he departs to be replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
79' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 79 minute. Lucas Bartlett leaves to be changed by Garrison Tubbs.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Steve Birnbaum on 83.
83' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Jackson Hopkins is replaced by Gabriel Pirani on 83 minute.
85' Hugo Cuypers makes way for Maren Haile-Selassie at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Herbers, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
22
Aaron Herrera
24
Alex Bono
15
Steve Birnbaum
11
Cristian Dajome
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Jacob Murrell 71'
97
Christopher McVey ↓ Matti Peltola 47'
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Kristian Fletcher 72'
3
Lucas Bartlett ↓ Garrison Tubbs 79'
25
Jackson Hopkins ↓ Gabriel Pirani 83'

Bench

1
Tyler Miller
4
Matti Peltola ↑ 47'
10
Gabriel Pirani ↑ 83'
27
Kristian Fletcher ↑ 72'
16
Garrison Tubbs ↑ 79'
17
Jacob Murrell ↑ 71'

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Fabian Herbers 65'
31
Federico Navarro
12
Tom Barlow ↓ Georgios Koutsias 78'
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Arnaud Souquet 85'
22
Mauricio Pineda
17
Brian Gutierrez
4
Carlos Teran
34
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 85'
27
Allan Arigoni ↓ Jonathan Dean 66'

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

2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-05-19 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2024-05-15 D.C. United SC 1–4 New York Red Bulls L 2024-05-11 Atlanta United FC 2–3 D.C. United SC W 2024-05-04 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2024-04-27 D.C. United SC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-05-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2024-04-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.4 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC38% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

65%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

62%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC26% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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