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Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo: result 4-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 13Kick-off on September 23, 2020 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
4-0
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo?

Chicago Fire won 4-0 on September 23, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 15′R. BerićChicago Fire
  • 23′F. HerbersChicago Fire
  • 40′Álvaro MedránChicago Fire
  • 89′C. SapongChicago Fire (pen.)

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 27R. Berić
  3. 14D. Mihailović
  1. 10Álvaro Medrán
  2. 30G. Giménez
  1. 22M. Pineda
  2. 2B. Sekulić
  3. 5F. Calvo
  4. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 12N. Hansen
  2. 13C. Ramirez
  3. 23D. Quintero
  1. 22M. Vera
  2. 8M. Rodríguez
  3. 24D. Cerén
  1. 18J. Bizama
  2. 3A. Lundkvist
  3. 5A. Struna
  4. 15M. Figueroa
  1. 1M. Marić
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 4, 6 and 5.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 19, 2020Orlando City SC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Sep 12, 2020Columbus Crew(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2020New England Revolution(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2020FC Cincinnati(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 29, 2020New York City FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2020FC Dallas(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2020Colorado Rapids(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2020Sporting Kansas City(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Chicago Fire wins, 1 draw, 2 Houston Dynamo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
May 21, 2016Chicago Fire 1-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jul 4, 2015Houston Dynamo 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 25, 2014Chicago Fire 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire on Aug 4, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

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

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.31.739/159/15
Houston Dynamo1.71.7212/1511/15

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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