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

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MLS · 2024

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 15 games · 31 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

Internacional CF Miami 10 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	#3
31	Points	26
15	Played	14
9 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
39	Scored	27
28	Conceded	16
+11	GD	+11
2.07	PPG	1.86
60%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (31 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/1

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

5/3

■ 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' The ball is rolling at Chase Stadium. Internacional CF Miami are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
5' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Fabian Herbers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
6' Matias Rojas puts Internacional CF Miami on the lead.
11' Internacional CF Miami started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
16' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
19' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Wyatt Omsberg exits the field as Mauricio Pineda enters on 19.
24' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
34' Internacional CF Miami are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' Internacional CF Miami player sees a card in front of him.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
49' Internacional CF Miami have won 347 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Chris Mueller on, Fabian Herbers off on 59 minutes.
64' Jordi Alba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
70' Julian Gressel makes way for David Ruiz at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Internacional CF Miami.
74' The deadlock is broken! Rafael Czichos gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
75' GOAL! Jordi Alba scores on 75.
80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Internacional CF Miami side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
81' Ian Fray is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matias Rojas at the 81 minute mark.
85' Ian Fray is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
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' Brian Gutierrez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
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

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	4
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Jhon Duran	2
Brian Gutierrez	1
Francisco Calvo	1
Nicolas Stefanelli	1
Jonathan Dean	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

1.85 Internacional CF Miami xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Internacional CF Miami44% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Internacional CF Miami or Draw

67%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

56%

Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Internacional CF Miami31% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Handicap	Internacional CF Miami covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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