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Chicago Fire vs DC United: result 4-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on July 21, 2013 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
4-1
DC United

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs DC United?

Chicago Fire won 4-1 on July 21, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 2′Chris RolfeChicago Fire
  • 11′Joel LindpereChicago Fire
  • 45′Chris RolfeChicago Fire
  • 56′Mike MageeChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 59′L. SilvaDC United

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 9Mike Magee
  2. 17Chris Rolfe
  1. 8Dilaver Duka
  2. 26Joel Lindpere
  3. 71Alex
  1. 4Bakary Soumaré
  2. 6J. Anibaba
  3. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  4. 20J. Larentowicz
  5. 22A. Berry
  1. 70Paolo Tornaghi

DC United

  1. 12L. Silva
  2. 20Carlos Humberto Ruíz Gutiérrez
  1. 8J. Thorrington
  2. 18N. DeLeon
  3. 23P. Kitchen
  4. 27Sainey Nyassi
  1. 15E. White
  2. 21Daniel Woolard
  3. 22C. Korb
  4. 33T. Kemp
  1. 31J. Willis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; DC United have 3, 4 and 8.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2013Whitecaps(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 7, 2013Sporting Kansas City(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2013San Jose Earthquakes(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Jun 27, 2013Austin Aztex(home)5-1US Open Cup
Jun 23, 2013Columbus Crew(away)2-1Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 8, 2013Colorado Rapids(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2013Seattle Sounders(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2013Whitecaps(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Jun 26, 2013New England Revolution(home)3-1US Open Cup
Jun 22, 2013San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 1 draw, 1 DC United win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 2, 2013Chicago Fire 2-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Oct 27, 2012Chicago Fire 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Aug 22, 2012DC United 4-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs DC United on Jun 2, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.6 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 0.7 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.61.239/158/15
DC United0.71.445/156/15

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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