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DC United vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on October 18, 2014 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of DC United vs Chicago Fire?

DC United won 2-1 on October 18, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 31′C. PontiusDC United
  • 53′Eddie JohnsonDC United
  • 67′H. ShippChicago Fire

Official lineup for DC United vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

  1. 7Eddie Johnson
  2. 9F. Espíndola
  3. 13C. Pontius
  1. 14N. DeLeon
  2. 23P. Kitchen
  3. 8D. Arnaud
  1. 5S. Franklin
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 32Bobby Boswell
  4. 33T. Kemp
  1. 28B. Hamid

Chicago Fire

  1. 24Quincy Obina Amarikwa
  2. 99Florent Sinama-Pongolle
  1. 7Alex
  2. 19H. Shipp
  3. 21Christopher Jay Ritter
  4. 22Matthew Watson
  1. 5Lovel Palmer
  2. 6Patrick Ianni
  3. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  4. 20J. Larentowicz
  1. 28Kyle Reynish
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 2, 7 and 6.

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

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 12, 2014Houston Dynamo(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2014Sporting Kansas City(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 27, 2014Philadelphia Union(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2014Chicago Fire(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2014New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 11, 2014Sporting Kansas City(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Oct 5, 2014CF Montreal(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 3, 2014Philadelphia Union(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2014Houston Dynamo(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2014DC United(home)3-3Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 DC United win, 2 draws, 3 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2014Chicago Fire 3-3 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Mar 29, 2014DC United 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 5, 2013DC United 0-3 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Aug 8, 2013Chicago Fire 0-2 DC UnitedUS Open Cup
Jul 21, 2013Chicago Fire 4-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Jun 2, 2013Chicago Fire 2-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs DC United on Sep 21, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 0.8 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.71.166/159/15
Chicago Fire0.81.747/155/15

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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