Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Minnesota United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 23 Apr 2022 · 21:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Miguel Navarro

Wil Trapp 36' Y

Y 41' Gaston Claudio Gimenez

Y 52' Federico Navarro

R 77' Federico Navarro

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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

Minnesota United FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
17 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
10 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
20 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W
13 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
17 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
09 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
19 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
13 Mar	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Chicago Fire FC
#25	Position	#4
24	Points	29
18	Played	17
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
20	Scored	32
25	Conceded	23
-5	GD	+9
1.33	PPG	1.71
33%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Minnesota United FC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
10' Federico Navarro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ezra Hendrickson will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Kervin Arriaga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
25' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Miguel Navarro was booked on 35.
36' Wil Trapp has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Gaston Claudio Gimenez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
52' Federico Navarro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
57' 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.
62' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Franco Fragapane by Abu Danladi on 62 minute.
63' Jonathan Bornstein has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian Gutierrez on 63 minute.
68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' GOAL! Emanuel Reynoso fires home to make it 1-0!
77' Federico Navarro picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Stanislav Ivanov departs to be replaced by Jhon Espinoza.
82' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Mauricio Pineda comes on to replace Xherdan Shaqiri.
84' A stunning finish from Kervin Arriaga — that came from absolutely nowhere!
86' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Joseph Rosales comes on to replace Emanuel Reynoso.
88' Robin Lod is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
89' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Robin Lod by Adrien Hunou on 89 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Bakaye Dibassy
17
Robin Lod ↓ Adrien Hunou 89'
92
Kemar Lawrence
91
Oniel Fisher
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Abu Danladi 62'
10
Emanuel Reynoso ↓ Joseph Rosales 86'
9
Luis Amarilla ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 62'
97
Dayne St. Clair
33
Kervin Arriaga

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Mauricio Pineda 82'
5
Rafael Czichos
20
Wyatt Omsberg
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic
99
Stanislav Ivanov ↓ Jhon Espinoza 78'
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 63'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Jhon Duran 82'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Robin Lod	2
Kervin Arriaga	2
Kei Ansu Kamara	2
Joel Waterman	1
Ibson	1
Philip Zinckernagel	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Dje Davilla	1

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-04-10 Austin FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-04-03 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-03-20 Minnesota United FC 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-03-13 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Minnesota United FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-17 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC47% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

53%

Minnesota United FC or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC31% Draw47% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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