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

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

D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#11	Position	#5
30	Points	42
26	Played	26
6 / 12 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
34	Scored	46
42	Conceded	38
-8	GD	+8
1.15	PPG	1.62
23%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
15' Arnaud Souquet is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
20' Against the run of play, Christopher McVey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Maren Haile-Selassie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 20 appearances.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' It’s gonna be a card for Allan Arigoni.
41' 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 Tom Barlow suffering a number of foals already.
42' The referee calls foul for Cristian Dajome. He receives a card.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Teran.
46' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
47' The supporters are chanting for Matti Peltola. He replaces Christopher McVey on 47 minute.
52' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
53' A goal from the USA international Kellyn Acosta! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-1!
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Kellyn Acosta is withdrawn and Fabian Herbers gets his opportunity.
66' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Allan Arigoni exits the field as Jonathan Dean enters on 66.
71' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Jacob Murrell on, Jared Stroud off on 71 minutes.
72' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 72 minute. Theodore Ku-DiPietro leaves to be changed by Kristian Fletcher.
77' 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.
78' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Georgios Koutsias comes on to replace Tom Barlow.
79' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Lucas Bartlett is replaced by Garrison Tubbs on 79 minute.
83' Steve Birnbaum has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
83' The whistle greets Jackson Hopkins as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Pirani.
85' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Maren Haile-Selassie on, Hugo Cuypers off on 85 minutes.
90' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
It finishes all square. D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 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

1.39 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC39% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

65%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

61%

D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC

73%

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

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

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%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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