Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 2Kick-off on March 11, 2017 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake?
Chicago Fire won 2-0 on March 11, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 11′N. NikolićChicago Fire
- 15′A. ÁlvarezChicago Fire
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2017 | Columbus Crew(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 23, 2016 | Toronto FC(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 16, 2016 | New England Revolution(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Columbus Crew(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2017 | Toronto FC(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 23, 2016 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 16, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 2, 2016 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 3-1 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| May 9, 2015 | Chicago Fire 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| May 4, 2014 | Chicago Fire 2-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| May 26, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1-1 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| May 10, 2012 | Chicago Fire 0-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire on Aug 7, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Chicago Fire score 1.6 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.0 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2 | 11/15 | 13/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Chicago Fire sit 3rd in Major League Soccer (36 points from 20 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 8th (28 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 36 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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