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Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 0-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 18Kick-off on July 8, 2012 at 07:10 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
0-2
Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Los Angeles Galaxy won 0-2 on July 8, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 24′Robbie KeaneLos Angeles Galaxy (pen.)
  • 78′Robbie KeaneLos Angeles Galaxy

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

  1. 8Dominic Oduro
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 12Logan Pause
  2. 16M. Pappa
  3. 17P. Pardo
  1. 6J. Anibaba
  2. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  1. 25S. Johnson

Los Angeles Galaxy

  1. 7Robbie Keane
  2. 9Chad Barrett
  1. 8Marcelo Fazzio Sarvas
  2. 16H. Jimenez
  3. 19Juninho
  4. 26Michael Stephens
  1. 2Todd Dunivant
  2. 3David Lopes
  3. 5S. Franklin
  4. 20A. DeLaGarza
  1. 12Josh Saunders
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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, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 5, 2 and 8.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 4, 2012Houston Dynamo(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jun 30, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jun 24, 2012Columbus Crew(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jun 17, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jun 2, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 5, 2012Philadelphia Union(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)3-4Major League Soccer
Jun 24, 2012Whitecaps(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Jun 21, 2012Real Salt Lake(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Jun 17, 2012Portland Timbers(home)1-0Major League Soccer

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.41.3311/1510/15
Los Angeles Galaxy1.51.5210/159/15

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 34 matches) and Los Angeles Galaxy sit 11th (44 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3416711645455
11Los Angeles GalaxyWestern Conference34111112505744

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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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