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Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati: result 3-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 6Kick-off on August 25, 2020 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
3-0
FC Cincinnati

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati?

Chicago Fire won 3-0 on August 25, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 2′F. HerbersChicago Fire
  • 10′Álvaro MedránChicago Fire
  • 67′I. AlisedaChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-4-2
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  2. 21F. Herbers
  1. 27R. Berić
  2. 10Álvaro Medrán
  3. 11P. Frankowski
  4. 30G. Giménez
  1. 6M. Navarro
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 2B. Sekulić
  4. 5F. Calvo
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth

FC Cincinnati

4-2-3-1
  1. 10J. Locadia
  1. 24F. Amaya
  2. 8A. Cruz
  3. 33C. Stanko
  1. 36J. Gyau
  2. 7Y. Kubo
  1. 96A. Gutman
  2. 17Mathieu Deplagne
  3. 2K. Waston
  4. 3T. Pettersson
  1. 22P. Tytoń
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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, 5 draws and 5 defeats; FC Cincinnati have 3, 6 and 6.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2020Columbus Crew(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2020Vancouver Whitecaps(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Jul 20, 2020San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2020Seattle Sounders(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 7, 2020New England Revolution(away)1-1Major League Soccer
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 21, 2020DC United(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2020Portland Timbers(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2020New York Red Bulls(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 16, 2020Atlanta United FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2020Columbus Crew(home)0-4Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire wins, 2 draws, 1 FC Cincinnati win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2019FC Cincinnati 0-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 14, 2019Chicago Fire 1-2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Jun 29, 2017FC Cincinnati 0-0 Chicago FireUS Open Cup

Last archived meeting: FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire on Sep 21, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; FC Cincinnati score 0.9 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.348/157/15
FC Cincinnati0.91.667/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (55 points from 33 matches) and FC Cincinnati sit 7th (46 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago Fire3316710615055
7FC Cincinnati33121011677346

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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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