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Chicago Fire vs DC United: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 40Kick-off on September 8, 2024 at 12:30 AM (UTC)SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-2
DC United

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs DC United?

DC United won 1-2 on September 8, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 26′C. BentekeDC United
  • 29′Gabriel PiraniDC United
  • 54′A. GutmanChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

5-4-1
  1. 9H. Cuypers
  1. 17B. Gutiérrez
  2. 30G. Giménez
  3. 23K. Acosta
  4. 7M. Haile-Selassie
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 16W. Omsberg
  3. 4C. Terán
  4. 2A. Souquet
  5. 27A. Arigoni
  1. 34C. Brady

DC United

5-4-1
  1. 20C. Benteke
  1. 10Gabriel Pirani
  2. 43M. Klich
  3. 14M. Rodríguez
  4. 8J. Stroud
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 16Garrison Tubbs
  3. 3L. Bartlett
  4. 97C. McVey
  5. 11C. Dájome
  1. 24A. Bono
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; DC United have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2024Inter Miami(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2024New York City FC(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 2, 2024Toluca(away)1-3Leagues Cup
Jul 29, 2024Sporting Kansas City(away)1-2Leagues Cup
Jul 20, 2024Inter Miami(away)1-2Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2024Toronto FC(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2024FC Dallas(home)3-4Major League Soccer
Aug 9, 2024Mazatlán(home)1-2Leagues Cup
Aug 1, 2024Santos Laguna(away)3-0Leagues Cup
Jul 27, 2024Atlanta United FC(away)3-3Leagues Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 2 draws, 2 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 25, 2024DC United 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 2, 2023DC United 4-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 2, 2023Chicago Fire 0-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Jun 19, 2022Chicago Fire 1-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Mar 13, 2022DC United 0-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 15, 2021DC United 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Chicago Fire on May 25, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.7 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.8212/1510/15
DC United1.72.3110/1513/15

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 DC United sit 12th (33 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago Fire291469524348
12DC United287129364733

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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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