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 27 games · 46 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

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	#5
46	Points	42
27	Played	26
12 / 10 / 5	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
64	Scored	46
50	Conceded	38
+14	GD	+8
1.70	PPG	1.62
44%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/7

16-30

7/4

31-45

14/3

46-60

5/6

61-75

4/4

76+

12/7

■ 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)

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	20 G	11 A
Luis Suarez	13 G	3 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 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 Chase Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Internacional CF Miami and Chicago Fire FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Busquets is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Internacional CF Miami.
6' What a moment for Matias Rojas! That strike on 6 puts his side firmly in control.
11' 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 Robert Taylor suffering a number of foals already.
16' Chris Brady needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
19' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mauricio Pineda is hanging Wyatt Omsberg on the field on 19 minute.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' Chris Mueller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
34' USA international Wyatt Omsberg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Robert Taylor is booked for Internacional CF Miami — card on 39.
44' 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.
49' Kellyn Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 280 appearances.
54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
59' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 59 minute. Fabian Herbers leaves to be changed by Chris Mueller.
64' Internacional CF Miami 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.
69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Another substitution for Internacional CF Miami to replace Julian Gressel by David Ruiz on 70 minute.
74' Rafael Czichos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
75' A stunning finish from Jordi Alba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
80' The -year-old Hugo Cuypers has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' The Internacional CF Miami manager makes a substitution. Matias Rojas departs to be replaced by Ian Fray.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Ian Fray.
86' The crowd applauds Allan Arigoni as he leaves the pitch. Justin Reynolds steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
88' Brian Gutierrez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Another three points for Internacional CF Miami.

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
Rominigue Kouame	1
Robbie Robinson	1
Brian Gutierrez	1
Preston Plambeck	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

2.05 Internacional CF Miami xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Chicago Fire FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Internacional CF Miami48% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Internacional CF Miami or Draw

71%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Internacional CF Miami35% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Handicap	Internacional CF Miami covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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