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Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids: result 3-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 13Kick-off on May 18, 2017 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
3-0
Colorado Rapids

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids?

Chicago Fire won 3-0 on May 18, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 15′N. NikolićChicago Fire
  • 57′David AccamChicago Fire
  • 74′N. NikolićChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 11David Accam
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 9L. Solignac
  3. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 2M. Polster
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson

Colorado Rapids

4-4-2
  1. 14D. Badji
  2. 11S. Gashi
  1. 16A. Gordon
  2. 22Micheal Azira
  3. 90M. Saeid
  4. 8D. Powers
  1. 94M. Hairston
  2. 3E. Miller
  3. 33J. Watts
  4. 23Bobby Burling
  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 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 3, 2 and 10.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 14, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)4-1Major League Soccer
May 7, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 29, 2017New York Red Bulls(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2017Toronto FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2017New England Revolution(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 13, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(home)3-0Major League Soccer
May 6, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 29, 2017Orlando City SC(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Apr 23, 2017Minnesota United FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 16, 2017Real Salt Lake(home)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 1 draw, 3 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Apr 1, 2012Colorado Rapids 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire on Jun 19, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 0.8 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.739/1511/15
Colorado Rapids0.81.235/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 3rd in Major League Soccer (48 points from 28 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 8th (37 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago FireEastern Conference281468514048
8Colorado RapidsWestern Conference2811413393937

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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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