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Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 42Kick-off on October 24, 2021 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-0
Real Salt Lake

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake?

Chicago Fire won 1-0 on October 24, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 45′R. BerićChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  2. 21F. Herbers
  3. 27R. Berić
  1. 31F. Navarro
  2. 10Álvaro Medrán
  3. 30G. Giménez
  1. 6M. Navarro
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 2B. Sekulić
  4. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 32G. Słonina

Real Salt Lake

3-4-1-2
  1. 14R. Rubín
  2. 6P. Ruiz
  1. 2A. Brody
  1. 16M. Chang
  2. 11A. Rusnák
  3. 8D. Kreilach
  4. 25Éverton Luiz
  1. 22A. Herrera
  2. 20E. Holt
  3. 15J. Glad
  1. 1D. Ochoa
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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; Real Salt Lake have 7, 1 and 7.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 20, 2021FC Cincinnati(away)4-3Major League Soccer
Oct 16, 2021New England Revolution(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 3, 2021Toronto FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2021New York City FC(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 26, 2021Nashville SC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 17, 2021Colorado Rapids(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 2, 2021Austin(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2021Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 26, 2021Portland Timbers(away)1-6Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2021Seattle Sounders(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 1 draw, 4 Real Salt Lake wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 23, 2019Chicago Fire 1-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 5, 2018Real Salt Lake 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 11, 2017Chicago Fire 2-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 7, 2016Real Salt Lake 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 9, 2015Chicago Fire 1-2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
May 4, 2014Chicago Fire 2-3 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake on Jun 23, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.11.556/157/15
Real Salt Lake1.61.9311/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (48 points from 30 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 10th (36 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3014610524448
10Real Salt LakeWestern Conference3010614454836

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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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