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

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MLS · 2024

D.C. United SC

1 – 1

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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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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	#3
18	Points	26
15	Played	14
4 / 6 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
21	Scored	27
25	Conceded	16
-4	GD	+11
1.20	PPG	1.86
27%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and D.C. United SC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
15' France international Arnaud Souquet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Christopher McVey puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' That is a card for Chicago Fire FC. Allan Arigoni will be fuming at that decision.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristian Dajome.
45' That is a card for Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Teran will be fuming at that decision.
46' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Christian Benteke on 46 minutes.
47' The crowd applauds Christopher McVey as he leaves the pitch. Matti Peltola steps in for D.C. United SC.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' What a moment for Kellyn Acosta! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
65' Fabian Herbers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kellyn Acosta on 65 minute.
66' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Allan Arigoni is replaced by Jonathan Dean.
71' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Jared Stroud is replaced by Jacob Murrell.
72' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Kristian Fletcher comes on to replace Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
77' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
78' The crowd applauds Tom Barlow as he leaves the pitch. Georgios Koutsias steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
79' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Garrison Tubbs on, Lucas Bartlett off on 79 minutes.
83' It’s gonna be a card for Steve Birnbaum.
83' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Jackson Hopkins exits the field as Gabriel Pirani enters on 83.
85' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Hugo Cuypers by Maren Haile-Selassie on 85 minute.
90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Wayne Rooney	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Ulises Segura	2
C.J. Sapong	2
Jonathan Bornstein	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

1.26 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC35% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

62%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

65%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC23% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC31%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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