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Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 17 Mar 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal

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

2
1
3
Minnesota United FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
04 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 3–4 L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Chicago Fire FC
#29 Position #5
29 Points 42
27 Played 26
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
40 Scored 46
49 Conceded 38
-9 GD +8
1.07 PPG 1.62
26% Win % 46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ 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)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Minnesota United FC and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 290 games and scored 429 goals.
  • 55' Michael Boxall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Christian Ramirez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Matt Lampson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francisco Calvo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.81 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC49% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Minnesota United FC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC33% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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