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Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 2-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on August 25, 2016 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-2
Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Chicago Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy drew 2-2 on August 25, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 31′G. ZardesLos Angeles Galaxy
  • 34′A. ÁlvarezChicago Fire
  • 39′David AccamChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 69′Giovani dos Santos RamírezLos Angeles Galaxy

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 11David Accam
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 9L. Solignac
  3. 2M. Polster
  1. 19K. Thiam
  2. 12A. Álvarez
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 25S. Johnson

Los Angeles Galaxy

4-2-3-1
  1. 24E. Boateng
  1. 11G. Zardes
  2. 17S. Lletget
  3. 6B. Husidic
  1. 18Mike Magee
  2. 21J. Larentowicz
  1. 27D. Romney
  2. 44D. Steres
  3. 20A. DeLaGarza
  4. 37Jelle Van Damme
  1. 31C. Diop
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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 7, 5 and 3.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2016CF Montreal(away)3-0Major League Soccer
Aug 14, 2016Orlando City SC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2016New England Revolution(away)1-3US Open Cup
Aug 7, 2016Real Salt Lake(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2016New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2016New York City FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 14, 2016Colorado Rapids(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 11, 2016FC Dallas(home)1-2US Open Cup
Aug 8, 2016New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire wins, 1 draw, 3 Los Angeles Galaxy wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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 Mar 7, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.4 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.51.549/1510/15
Los Angeles Galaxy1.40.958/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 31 matches) and Los Angeles Galaxy sit 9th (41 points from 32 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3115610554651
9Los Angeles GalaxyWestern Conference32101111455441

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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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