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Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 0-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 7Kick-off on April 14, 2018 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
0-1
Los Angeles Galaxy

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy?

Los Angeles Galaxy won 0-1 on April 14, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 45′Z. IbrahimovićLos Angeles Galaxy

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

5-3-2
  1. 23N. Nikolić
  2. 21A. Gordon
  1. 28E. Collier
  2. 12T. Tchani
  3. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 15Grant Lillard
  4. 16J. Campbell
  5. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 45R. Sánchez

Los Angeles Galaxy

4-4-2
  1. 11O. Kamara
  2. 9Z. Ibrahimović
  1. 17S. Lletget
  2. 2P. Kitchen
  3. 8J. dos Santos
  4. 7R. Alessandrini
  1. 5D. Steres
  2. 16J. Skjelvik
  3. 25R. Feltscher
  4. 3A. Cole
  1. 1D. Bingham
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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, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 8, 2018Columbus Crew(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 31, 2018Portland Timbers(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Minnesota United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)3-4Major League Soccer
Oct 26, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)0-4Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Mar 31, 2018Los Angeles FC(home)4-3Major League Soccer
Mar 25, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 11, 2018New York City FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2018Portland Timbers(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire wins, 3 draws, 3 Los Angeles Galaxy wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 7, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 25, 2016Chicago Fire 2-2 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Mar 7, 2015Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 1, 2014Chicago Fire 1-1 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Mar 3, 2013Los Angeles Galaxy 4-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012Chicago Fire 0-2 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire on May 7, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.3 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.9310/1511/15
Los Angeles Galaxy1.31.937/1510/15

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 Los Angeles Galaxy sit 7th (44 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3316710615055
7Los Angeles GalaxyWestern Conference33111111495544

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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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