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Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on July 14, 2020 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-1
Seattle Sounders

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders?

Chicago Fire won 2-1 on July 14, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 52′R. BerićChicago Fire
  • 77′H. BwanaSeattle Sounders
  • 84′M. PinedaChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-5-2
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 9C. Sapong
  1. 27R. Berić
  2. 10Álvaro Medrán
  3. 11P. Frankowski
  4. 30G. Giménez
  5. 22M. Pineda
  1. 2B. Sekulić
  2. 5F. Calvo
  3. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 18K. Kronholm

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 37S. Hopeau
  1. 9R. Ruidíaz
  2. 7C. Roldan
  3. 11M. Ibarra
  1. 10N. Lodeiro
  2. 4G. Svensson
  1. 5N. Tolo
  2. 3X. Arreaga
  3. 28Y. Gómez
  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 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Seattle Sounders have 8, 5 and 2.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 7, 2020New England Revolution(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 1, 2020Seattle Sounders(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2020Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 20, 2020Toronto FC(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Oct 6, 2019Orlando City SC(away)5-2Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 11, 2020San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 8, 2020Columbus Crew(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 1, 2020Chicago Fire(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Feb 28, 2020CD Olimpia(home)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 21, 2020CD Olimpia(away)2-2CONCACAF Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2020Seattle Sounders 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 16, 2019Chicago Fire 2-4 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire on Mar 1, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Seattle Sounders score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.71.169/157/15
Seattle Sounders1.71.158/157/15

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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