Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on April 1, 2012 at 11:05 PM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire?
Colorado Rapids won 2-0 on April 1, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 59′O. CummingsColorado Rapids
- 90′K. HillColorado Rapids
Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Colorado Rapids
- 14O. Cummings
- 10M. Rivero
- 11Brian Ian Mullan
- 23J. Castrillón
- 27Kosuke Kimura
- 32Tony Cascio
- 3Drew Moor
- 4J. Larentowicz
- 21Luis Eduardo Zapata
- 22Marvell Wynne
- 18Matt Pickens
Chicago Fire
- 8Dominic Oduro
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 10Sebastián Hugo Grazzini
- 12Logan Pause
- 16M. Pappa
- 17P. Pardo
- 88Rafael Fernando Robayo Marroquín
- 5C. Gibbs
- 6J. Anibaba
- 13Gonzalo Segares González
- 70Paolo Tornaghi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 3 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat; Chicago Fire have 1, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 17, 2012 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 3; Chicago Fire score 1.0 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Chicago Fire | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/2 |
Over the last 3 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Colorado Rapids sit 9th in Major League Soccer (39 points from 30 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (48 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago FireEastern Conference | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 48 |
| 9 | Colorado RapidsWestern Conference | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 39 |
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