Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-3 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 4, 2014 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake won 2-3 on May 4, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 22′Mike MageeChicago Fire
- 30′Juan Luis Anangonó LeónChicago Fire
- 72′J. PlataReal Salt Lake
- 90′J. PlataReal Salt Lake
- 90′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Chicago Fire
- 9Mike Magee
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 33Juan Luis Anangonó León
- 19H. Shipp
- 54B. Joya
- 4Bakary Soumaré
- 5Lovel Palmer
- 16Greg Cochrane
- 20J. Larentowicz
- 34J. Hurtado
- 25S. Johnson
Real Salt Lake
- 8J. Plata
- 15Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón
- 5K. Beckerman
- 11J. Morales
- 19L. Mulholland
- 20Ned Grabavoy
- 2A. Beltran
- 6Nat Borchers
- 17Chris Wingert
- 28C. Schuler
- 18N. Rimando
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 7, 7 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2014 | New England Revolution(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 12, 2014 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 5, 2014 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 29, 2014 | DC United(away) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 23, 2014 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2014 | Whitecaps(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 20, 2014 | Portland Timbers(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 12, 2014 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 30, 2014 | Toronto FC(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Chicago Fire wins, 2 draws, 0 Real Salt Lake wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 May 26, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Chicago Fire score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 12/15 | 9/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1.6 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
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 Real Salt Lake sit 11th (42 points from 33 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago FireEastern Conference | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 55 |
| 11 | Real Salt LakeWestern Conference | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 42 |
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