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Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Toronto FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

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

5
7
5
Toronto FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
21 Apr Houston Dynamo A 1–5 L
14 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
31 Mar Real Salt Lake H 3–1 W
17 Mar Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 0–2 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
21 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
14 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
31 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
17 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Toronto FC Chicago Fire FC
#13 Position #5
29 Points 42
27 Played 26
6 / 11 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
39 Scored 46
51 Conceded 38
-12 GD +8
1.07 PPG 1.62
22% Win % 46%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Toronto FC are 13th (29 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ 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)

Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 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' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Auro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 20' Toronto FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Johan Kappelhof has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Nemanja Nikolics, a Hungary , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Robin Lod scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Toronto FC that had 288 games and scored 376 goals.
  • 45' Toronto FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' 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 Ashtone Morgan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Toronto FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Toronto FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Brandon Vincent has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Osorio 4
Josh Sargent 4
Jack Elliott 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Jonathan Osorio 3
Sebastian Giovinco 2
Yeferson Soteldo 2

Head to Head

2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Toronto FC Form

2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-04-21 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Toronto FC L 2018-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Toronto FC L 2018-03-31 Toronto FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-03-17 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Toronto FC L 2018-03-03 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.71 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC36% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
64%
Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC27% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC33%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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