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Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders: result 4-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 14, 2017 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
4-1
Seattle Sounders

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders?

Chicago Fire won 4-1 on May 14, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 25′N. NikolićChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 28′Clint DempseySeattle Sounders
  • 60′David AccamChicago Fire
  • 73′L. SolignacChicago Fire
  • 76′N. NikolićChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 11David Accam
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  2. 9L. Solignac
  3. 23N. Nikolić
  1. 18D. Conner
  2. 6D. McCarty
  1. 31B. Schweinsteiger
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson

Seattle Sounders

4-4-2
  1. 13J. Morris
  2. 2Clint Dempsey
  1. 7C. Roldan
  2. 19H. Shipp
  3. 10N. Lodeiro
  4. 6O. Alonso
  1. 4G. Svensson
  2. 15José Antonio Alfaro Vázquez
  3. 33J. Jones
  4. 14Chad Marshall
  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 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Seattle Sounders have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 7, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 29, 2017New York Red Bulls(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2017Toronto FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2017New England Revolution(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Apr 8, 2017Columbus Crew(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 6, 2017Toronto FC(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 30, 2017New England Revolution(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Apr 23, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(away)3-0Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 9, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 0 draws, 5 Seattle Sounders wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Sep 8, 2013Seattle Sounders 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 29, 2012Chicago Fire 1-2 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire on Sep 29, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Seattle Sounders score 1.5 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.31.939/1511/15
Seattle Sounders1.51.068/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 31 matches) and Seattle Sounders sit 7th (43 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3115610554651
7Seattle SoundersWestern Conference31111010413943

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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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