Seattle Sounders FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

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Sun 24 Jun 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Jeffrey Greeson
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–1	D
14 Jun	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
10 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
03 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
26 May	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
13 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–2	D
10 Jun	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
03 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
30 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
26 May	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Chicago Fire FC
#23	Position	#4
46	Points	55
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
44	Scored	64
46	Conceded	54
-2	GD	+10
1.35	PPG	1.62
35%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Seattle Sounders FC and Chicago Fire FC.
5' 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 Clint Dempsey suffering a number of foals already.
10' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Bruin made 305 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kim Keehee is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 295 games and scored 427 goals.
60' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
65' Luis Solignac is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
70' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
80' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nouhou Tolo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Nicolas Lodeiro
20
Kim Keehee
14
Chad Marshall
19
Harry Shipp ↓ Jordan McCrary 72'
6
Osvaldo Alonso C ↓ Alex Roldan 84'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
17
Will Bruin
2
Clint Dempsey
8
Victor Rodriguez ↓ Magnus Wolff Eikrem 69'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	3
Albert Rusnak	2
Robert Beric	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Raheem Edwards	1
Cristian Roldan	1
Clint Dempsey	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Chicago Fire FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

63%

Seattle Sounders FC or Chicago Fire FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw47% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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

Seattle Sounders FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Clean Sheet