Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Internacional CF Miami

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 20 Jul 2024 · 23:30 UTC Chase Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Robert Taylor 39' Y

Ian Fray 85' Y

Y 88' Brian Gutierrez

Overview

Match Preview

Internacional CF Miami vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Chase 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

2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Internacional CF Miami

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Toronto FC	H	3–1	W
06 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	1–6	L
03 Jul	Charlotte FC	A	2–1	W
30 Jun	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
19 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
17 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
14 Jul	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
08 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
04 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	4–3	W
30 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	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' Temperatures are rising at Chase Stadium as Internacional CF Miami face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Kellyn Acosta, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
6' Matias Rojas makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Internacional CF Miami are in front.
11' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Internacional CF Miami side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rafael Czichos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Internacional CF Miami.
19' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Mauricio Pineda on, Wyatt Omsberg off on 19 minutes.
24' Internacional CF Miami are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Wyatt Omsberg needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Robert Taylor on 39 minutes.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
49' It looks surprising Internacional CF Miami does not make any changes. Federico Redondo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' Internacional CF Miami looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 2 goals.
59' Chris Mueller is replacing Fabian Herbers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' Chris Brady has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
70' It is a substitution in Internacional CF Miami team. Julian Gressel is replaced by David Ruiz on 70 minute.
74' What composure from Rafael Czichos! The Saudi Arabia international strokes it home. 1-1.
75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordi Alba makes it 2-1.
80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
81' Internacional CF Miami manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Fray is hanging Matias Rojas on the field on 81 minute.
85' A moment of madness from Ian Fray on 85 minutes earns him a card. Internacional CF Miami will be frustrated.
86' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Allan Arigoni has done his job and it is now time for Justin Reynolds to step up.
88' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
It finishes all square. Internacional CF Miami and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Chris Mueller 59'
23
Kellyn Acosta
16
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Mauricio Pineda 19'
2
Arnaud Souquet
30
Gaston Gimenez
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Georgios Koutsias 59'
17
Brian Gutierrez
34
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
27
Allan Arigoni ↓ Justin Reynolds 86'

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luis Suarez	6
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Jhon Duran	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Rocco Rios Novo	1
Robert Taylor	1
Indiana Vassilev	1
Puso Dithejane	1

Head to Head

Internacional CF Miami Form

2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-17 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Toronto FC W 2024-07-06 FC Cincinnati 6–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-07-03 Charlotte FC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami W 2024-06-30 Nashville SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami W 2024-06-19 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Internacional CF Miami xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Internacional CF Miami49% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

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

Internacional CF Miami or Draw

72%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

51%

Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Internacional CF Miami36% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Handicap	Internacional CF Miami covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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