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

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MLS · 2024

Internacional CF Miami

2 – 1

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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 18 games · 38 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Internacional CF Miami 11 games · Avg 3.6 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
38	Points	29
18	Played	17
11 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
45	Scored	32
32	Conceded	23
+13	GD	+9
2.11	PPG	1.71
61%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (38 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/3

31-45

10/1

46-60

3/5

61-75

2/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Internacional CF Miami

Lionel Messi	12 G	7 A
Luis Suarez	8 G	1 A
German Berterame	7 G	4 A
Rodrigo de Paul	4 G	3 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
6' Matias Rojas does the damage! The net is bulging and Internacional CF Miami surge ahead!
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' Gaston Gimenez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up 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' Internacional CF Miami are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
29' Drake Callender needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerardo Martino might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' It’s gonna be a card for Robert Taylor.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Allan Arigoni, as he is very good at scoring at Chase Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
49' Jordi Alba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' Internacional CF Miami currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' The crowd applauds Fabian Herbers as he leaves the pitch. Chris Mueller steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' Internacional CF Miami have won 353 goals from 217 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' David Ruiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Gressel on 70 minute.
74' What a moment for Rafael Czichos! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
75' What a moment for Jordi Alba! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wyatt Omsberg made 285 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
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' Ian Fray catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
86' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Justin Reynolds comes on to replace Allan Arigoni.
88' That is a card for Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez will be fuming at that decision.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Nicolas Stefanelli	1
Robert Taylor	1
Luka Stojanovic	1
Franco Negri	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

2.02 Internacional CF Miami xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Chicago Fire FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Internacional CF Miami47% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC30%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

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

70%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

53%

Internacional CF Miami or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Internacional CF Miami34% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Internacional CF Miami win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Internacional CF Miami

Handicap	Internacional CF Miami covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	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.