Match

Chicago Fire vs DC United: result 3-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on September 17, 2017 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
3-0
DC United

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs DC United?

Chicago Fire won 3-0 on September 17, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 23′I. HarkesChicago Fire (o.g.)
  • 62′B. VincentChicago Fire
  • 90′N. NikolićChicago Fire (pen.)

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 11David Accam
  1. 9L. Solignac
  2. 23N. Nikolić
  3. 18D. Conner
  1. 2M. Polster
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 12A. Álvarez
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 16J. Campbell
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson

DC United

4-2-3-1
  1. 17D. Brown
  1. 13P. Arriola
  2. 23I. Harkes
  3. 10L. Acosta
  1. 4R. Canouse
  2. 14N. DeLeon
  1. 8Lloyd Ekow Sam
  2. 3C. Odoi-Atsem
  3. 15S. Birnbaum
  4. 6K. Opare
  1. 28B. Hamid
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; DC United have 4, 1 and 10.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 9, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2017CF Montreal(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2017Toronto FC(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2017CF Montreal(away)0-3Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 9, 2017Orlando City SC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2017New England Revolution(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2017Atlanta United FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2017Colorado Rapids(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 13, 2017Real Salt Lake(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 2 draws, 3 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 20, 2017DC United 0-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 17, 2016Chicago Fire 2-2 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Aug 27, 2016DC United 6-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 30, 2016Chicago Fire 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Oct 18, 2015DC United 4-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 25, 2015Chicago Fire 0-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Chicago Fire on May 20, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 0.9 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.71.459/1511/15
DC United0.91.837/157/15

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 DC United sit 12th (30 points from 27 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire281468514048
12DC United276129344630

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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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