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Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders: result 2-4 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 16, 2019 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-4
Seattle Sounders

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders?

Seattle Sounders won 2-4 on March 16, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 8′Víctor RodríguezSeattle Sounders
  • 15′J. MorrisSeattle Sounders
  • 49′N. LodeiroSeattle Sounders (pen.)
  • 56′R. EdwardsChicago Fire
  • 84′F. HerbersChicago Fire
  • 88′R. RuidíazSeattle Sounders

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 9C. Sapong
  2. 14D. Mihailović
  3. 11P. Frankowski
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 22N. Hasler
  2. 4J. Kappelhof
  3. 2Marcelo
  4. 17D. Campos
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 9R. Ruidíaz
  1. 8Víctor Rodríguez
  2. 10N. Lodeiro
  3. 13J. Morris
  1. 7C. Roldan
  2. 4G. Svensson
  1. 11B. Smith
  2. 14Chad Marshall
  3. 20Kim Kee-Hee
  4. 18K. Leerdam
  1. 24S. Frei
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Seattle Sounders have 12, 0 and 3.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 9, 2019Orlando City SC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 28, 2018DC United(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 21, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 7, 2018DC United(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 10, 2019Colorado Rapids(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2019FC Cincinnati(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Nov 9, 2018Portland Timbers(home)5-3Major League Soccer
Nov 4, 2018Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 28, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 1 draw, 3 Seattle Sounders wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2018Seattle Sounders 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 14, 2017Chicago Fire 4-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Sep 29, 2016Seattle Sounders 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 12, 2015Chicago Fire 1-0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Aug 14, 2014Seattle Sounders 6-0 Chicago FireUS Open Cup
Jun 8, 2014Chicago Fire 2-3 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire on Jun 24, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Seattle Sounders score 2.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.11.629/1510/15
Seattle Sounders2.51.149/1512/15

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 Seattle Sounders sit 7th (42 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3014610524448
7Seattle SoundersWestern Conference3011910393742

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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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