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Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids: result 4-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on April 20, 2019 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
4-1
Colorado Rapids

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids?

Chicago Fire won 4-1 on April 20, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 34′N. NikolićChicago Fire
  • 40′K. KamaraColorado Rapids
  • 53′C. SapongChicago Fire
  • 61′D. MihailovićChicago Fire
  • 80′A. KataiChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 10A. Katai
  2. 20N. Gaitán
  3. 9C. Sapong
  1. 14D. Mihailović
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 33Jeremiah Gutjahr
  2. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  3. 2Marcelo
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen

Colorado Rapids

4-4-1-1
  1. 23K. Kamara
  1. 6B. Feilhaber
  1. 20N. Mezquida
  2. 10K. Acosta
  3. 19J. Price
  4. 7D. Rubio
  1. 13S. Vines
  2. 5T. Smith
  3. 3K. Opare
  4. 2K. Rosenberry
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 2, 3 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 13, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 6, 2019Toronto FC(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 30, 2019New York Red Bulls(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2019Seattle Sounders(home)2-4Major League Soccer
Mar 9, 2019Orlando City SC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2019DC United(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 6, 2019Orlando City SC(away)3-4Major League Soccer
Mar 31, 2019Houston Dynamo(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Mar 23, 2019FC Dallas(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 18, 2019Sporting Kansas City(home)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 2 draws, 2 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 14, 2018Colorado Rapids 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 18, 2017Chicago Fire 3-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Jun 19, 2016Colorado Rapids 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 23, 2015Chicago Fire 0-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Jun 5, 2014Colorado Rapids 0-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 20, 2013Chicago Fire 2-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire on Jun 14, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.4 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.41.5311/159/15
Colorado Rapids1.12.328/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (48 points from 29 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 9th (38 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference291469524348
9Colorado RapidsWestern Conference2911513414138

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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