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DC United vs Chicago Fire: result 6-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on August 27, 2016 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
6-2
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of DC United vs Chicago Fire?

DC United won 6-2 on August 27, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 25′L. AcostaDC United
  • 31′M. de LeeuwChicago Fire
  • 40′P. MullinsDC United
  • 45′P. MullinsDC United
  • 45′Razvan Vasile CocisChicago Fire
  • 51′Patrick NyarkoDC United
  • 74′P. MullinsDC United
  • 89′N. DeLeonDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

4-1-4-1
  1. 16P. Mullins
  1. 12Patrick Nyarko
  2. 11L. Acosta
  3. 25J. Jeffrey
  4. 7Marcelo Fazzio Sarvas
  1. 8Lloyd Ekow Sam
  1. 15S. Birnbaum
  2. 2T. Kemp
  3. 32Bobby Boswell
  4. 5S. Franklin
  1. 28B. Hamid

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 8M. de Leeuw
  1. 9L. Solignac
  2. 2M. Polster
  3. 19K. Thiam
  1. 7J. Goossens
  2. 30Razvan Vasile Cocis
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 25S. Johnson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 5, 3 and 7.

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

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2016CF Montreal(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 21, 2016New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 14, 2016Portland Timbers(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2016Philadelphia Union(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2016CF Montreal(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 25, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2016CF Montreal(away)3-0Major League Soccer
Aug 14, 2016Orlando City SC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2016New England Revolution(away)1-3US Open Cup
Aug 7, 2016Real Salt Lake(away)1-3Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 DC United wins, 2 draws, 0 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 30, 2016Chicago Fire 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Oct 18, 2015DC United 4-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 25, 2015Chicago Fire 0-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Jun 3, 2015DC United 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 18, 2014DC United 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 21, 2014Chicago Fire 3-3 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs DC United on Apr 30, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.5 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United0.91.257/154/15
Chicago Fire1.51.649/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 12th in Major League Soccer (30 points from 27 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (48 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire281468514048
12DC United276129344630

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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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