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Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 11Kick-off on April 7, 2024 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-1
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo?

Chicago Fire won 2-1 on April 7, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 10′X. ShaqiriChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 65′A. IbrahimHouston Dynamo
  • 78′B. GutiérrezChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 9H. Cuypers
  1. 8C. Mueller
  2. 10X. Shaqiri
  3. 7M. Haile-Selassie
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 23K. Acosta
  1. 27A. Arigoni
  2. 5R. Czichos
  3. 14T. Salquist
  4. 2A. Souquet
  1. 34C. Brady

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 8A. Bassi
  1. 18A. Ibrahim
  2. 27S. Kowalczyk
  3. 20A. Carrasquilla
  1. 6Artur
  2. 21J. Greguš
  1. 2F. Escobar
  2. 28E. Sviatchenko
  3. 4E. Bartlow
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 12S. Clark
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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; Houston Dynamo have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2024Atlanta United FC(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Mar 23, 2024New England Revolution(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2024CF Montreal(home)4-3Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2024Columbus Crew(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2024FC Cincinnati(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2024San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 24, 2024Colorado Rapids(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2024Portland Timbers(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2024Columbus Crew(away)1-1CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 7, 2024Columbus Crew(home)0-1CONCACAF Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 4 Houston Dynamo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 7, 2023Chicago Fire 1-4 Houston DynamoUS Open Cup
Jun 26, 2022Houston Dynamo 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 23, 2020Chicago Fire 4-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 4, 2019Houston Dynamo 0-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 20, 2018Chicago Fire 2-3 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017Houston Dynamo 3-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo on Jun 7, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.91.6210/1511/15
Houston Dynamo1.11.248/155/15

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 Houston Dynamo sit 5th (45 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago FireEastern Conference281468514048
5Houston DynamoWestern Conference281369363445

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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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