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Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 27Kick-off on September 2, 2012 at 11:05 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
3-1
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo?

Chicago Fire won 3-1 on September 2, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 1′Patrick NyarkoChicago Fire
  • 19′Daniel PaladiniChicago Fire
  • 90′Brian ChingHouston Dynamo
  • 90′AlexChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 7S. MacDonald
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 4Á. Fernández
  2. 11Daniel Paladini
  3. 17P. Pardo
  1. 6J. Anibaba
  2. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  1. 25S. Johnson

Houston Dynamo

  1. 9M. Kandji
  2. 12W. Bruin
  1. 10Je-Vaughn Watson
  2. 11Brad Davis
  3. 13R. Clark
  4. 27B. García
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 26Corey Ashe
  3. 31A. Hainault
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 1T. Hall
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 7, 5 and 3.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2012DC United(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2012Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2012Toronto FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2012Columbus Crew(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 11, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2012Toronto FC(away)2-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 4, 2012Houston Dynamo 0-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 15, 2012Chicago Fire 1-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire on Jul 4, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.7 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.31.339/158/15
Houston Dynamo1.71.268/159/15

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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