Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Internacional CF Miami

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 23:30 UTC DRV PNK Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 49' Y

Y 61' Fabian Herbers

Robbie Robinson 74' Y

Julian Carranza 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at DRV PNK Stadium.

Internacional CF Miami 34 games · 60 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Internacional CF Miami 12 games · Avg 3.5 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-05-22 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami

Recent Form

Internacional CF Miami

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–2	W
15 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
08 Aug	Nashville SC	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
01 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–3	L
15 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Toronto FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Internacional CF Miami		Chicago Fire FC
#2	Position	#4
60	Points	55
34	Played	34
16 / 12 / 6	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
80	Scored	64
59	Conceded	54
+21	GD	+10
1.76	PPG	1.62
47%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (60 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

5/7

16-30

8/4

31-45

19/3

46-60

9/9

61-75

6/4

76+

14/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	25 G	14 A
Luis Suarez	17 G	7 A
German Berterame	10 G	8 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Internacional CF Miami and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Kieran Gibbs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Internacional CF Miami is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Carlos Teran, a Colombia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' A stunning finish from Indiana Vassilev — that came from absolutely nowhere!
39' Chicago Fire FC 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.
40' Francisco Calvo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luka Stojanovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Internacional CF Miami.
48' The deadlock is broken! Luka Stojanovic gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leandro Gonzalez Pirez.
54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor made 295 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
59' Internacional CF Miami started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabian Herbers.
62' Brilliant from the ! Robbie Robinson makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 62.
63' The crowd applauds Indiana Vassilev as he leaves the pitch. Rodolfo Pizarro steps in for Internacional CF Miami.
64' Another substitution for Internacional CF Miami to replace Kieran Gibbs by Brek Shea on 64 minute.
68' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Stanislav Ivanov departs to be replaced by Elliot Collier.
73' Internacional CF Miami looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 2 goals.
74' Internacional CF Miami player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
75' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Jonathan Bornstein by Miguel Navarro on 75 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Robbie Robinson as he leaves the pitch. Julian Carranza steps in for Internacional CF Miami.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' Julian Carranza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' 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.
90' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Alvaro Medran on, Luka Stojanovic off on 90 minutes.
Chicago Fire FC will have plenty to reflect on. Internacional CF Miami were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

3
Kieran Gibbs ↓ Brek Shea 64'
32
Nick Marsman
8
Blaise Matuidi ↓ Victor Ulloa 77'
9
Gonzalo Higuain ↓ Kelvin Leerdam 90'
7
Lewis Morgan
6
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
5
Jorge Figal
29
Indiana Vassilev ↓ Rodolfo Pizarro 63'
4
Christian Makoun
19
Robbie Robinson ↓ Julian Carranza 77'
26
Gregore

Bench

13
Victor Ulloa ↑ 77'
1
John McCarthy
14
Jay Chapman
31
Kelvin Leerdam ↑ 90'
22
Federico Higuain
20
Brek Shea ↑ 64'
21
Julian Carranza ↑ 77'
10
Rodolfo Pizarro ↑ 63'
35
Sami Guediri

Coach Phil Neville

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 68'
21
Fabian Herbers
5
Francisco Calvo
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
99
Stanislav Ivanov ↓ Elliot Collier 68'
8
Luka Stojanovic ↓ Alvaro Medran 90'
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Miguel Navarro 75'
14
Jhon Espinoza
22
Mauricio Pineda
23
Carlos Teran ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 90'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luis Suarez	6
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Jhon Duran	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Georgios Koutsias	1
Rodolfo Pizarro	1
Rocco Rios Novo	1
Robert Taylor	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.34 Internacional CF Miami xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Internacional CF Miami54% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Internacional CF Miami or Draw

75%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

46%

Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Internacional CF Miami40% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

3 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Handicap	Internacional CF Miami covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	19%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Internacional CF Miami Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Clean Sheet