Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake: result 1-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 9, 2015 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake won 1-2 on May 9, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 13′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 56′L. MulhollandReal Salt Lake
- 88′J. LarentowiczChicago Fire (pen.)
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; Real Salt Lake have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 25, 2015 | New York City FC(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Toronto FC(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 29, 2015 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 22, 2015 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2015 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 2, 2015 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 25, 2015 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2015 | Whitecaps(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 12, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake on May 4, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Chicago Fire score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 0.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 0.7 | 1.1 | 8 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- May 3, 2015Los Angeles Galaxy1-1Colorado Rapids
- May 3, 2015Sporting Kansas City1-0Chicago Fire
- May 3, 2015New York City FC1-3Seattle Sounders
- May 6, 2015Houston Dynamo0-1San Jose Earthquakes
- May 7, 2015Real Salt Lake0-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 9, 2015Orlando City SC2-2New England Revolution
- May 9, 2015Colorado Rapids1-1San Jose Earthquakes
- May 9, 2015CF Montreal1-2Portland Timbers