Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jeffrey Greeson
- Referee Kevin Stott
- Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
- Referee Malik Badawi
- Referee Gjovalin Bori
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W 29 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D 22 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D 15 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L 08 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W 05 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L 28 Jul Toronto FC A 0–3 L 21 Jul Toronto FC H 1–2 L 15 Jul FC Dallas A 1–3 L 12 Jul Philadelphia Union H 3–4 L 08 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L Season Stats
Real Salt Lake Chicago Fire FC #18 Position #3 26 Points 26 14 Played 14 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 26 Scored 27 19 Conceded 16 +7 GD +11 1.86 PPG 1.86 57% Win % 57% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonReal Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' Justen Glad has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Beckerman made 258 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' 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.
- 75' 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 Corey Baird suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' Kevin Ellis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 253 games and scored 367 goals.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
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- 15
- 18
- 5
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11
Albert Rusnak ↓ Nick Besler 90'
- 10
- 30
- 7
- 12
- 22
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27
Corey Baird ↓ Stephen Sunday 86'
Bench
- 31
- 26
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8
Stephen Sunday ↑ 86'
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13
Nick Besler ↑ 90'
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23
Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 90'
- 25
- 51
Coach Mike PetkeChicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 21
- 25
- 16
- 7
- 18
- 30
- 3
- 5
- 12
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17
Diego Campos ↓ Nicolas Hasler 32'
Bench
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22
Nicolas Hasler ↑ 32'
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10
Aleksandar Katai ↑ 69'
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31
Bastian Schweinsteiger ↑ 46'
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- 45
- 13
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Coach Veljko Paunovic -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Damir Kreilach 2 Cristian Arango 2 Damir Kreilach 2 Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 Albert Rusnak 1 Aleksandar Katai 1 Robert Beric 1 Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
Chicago Fire FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.94 Real Salt Lake xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.3 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw 78%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 45%Real Salt Lake or Chicago Fire FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.3%1 – 0 7%1 – 2 6.2%2 – 2 6%3 – 1 5.9%0 – 0 5.5%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 1 4.4%3 – 2 3.9%0 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 16% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 21% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 14% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.