FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

FC Dallas

3 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 15 Jul 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Danny Thornberry

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

FC Dallas 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-07-15 FC Dallas 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

FC Dallas

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–1	W
08 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
05 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	3–2	W
30 Jun	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
23 Jun	New York Red Bulls	A	0–3	L
10 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jul	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L
12 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	3–4	L
08 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
01 Jul	New York City FC	H	3–2	W
24 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

FC Dallas		Chicago Fire FC
#17	Position	#5
47	Points	42
27	Played	26
13 / 8 / 6	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
50	Scored	46
42	Conceded	38
+8	GD	+8
1.74	PPG	1.62
48%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas

0-15

4/5

16-30

8/6

31-45

10/7

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/7

76+

11/5

■ 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)

FC Dallas

Petar Musa	18 G	5 A
Logan Farrington	9 G	3 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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Dallas and Chicago Fire FC.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brandt Bronico made 282 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Maximiliano Urruti has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 288 appearances.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
35' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' 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 Ryan Hollingshead suffering a number of foals already.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' Roland Lamah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
80' FC Dallas seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
85' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Jon Bakero ↓ Brandt Bronico 46'
21
Alan Gordon C ↓ Diego Campos 76'
16
Jonathan Campbell
18
Drew Conner
3
Brandon Vincent
45
Richard Sanchez
4
Johan Kappelhof
20
Daniel Johnson ↓ Aleksandar Katai 58'
12
Tony Tchani
19
Mo Adams
28
Elliot Collier

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
C.J. Sapong	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	1
Nemanja Nikolics	1
Reto Ziegler	1
Logan Farrington	1
Carlos Gruezo	1
Andrew Gutman	1
Kellyn Acosta	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.4 FC Dallas xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas58% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

42%

FC Dallas or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas43% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.3%

4 – 2

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap	FC Dallas covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Dallas Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Clean Sheet