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DC United vs Chicago Fire: result 4-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on August 22, 2012 at 11:40 PM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
4-2
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of DC United vs Chicago Fire?

DC United won 4-2 on August 22, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 19′Dwayne De RosarioDC United
  • 45′Daniel PaladiniChicago Fire
  • 45′L. PajoyDC United
  • 51′Brandon Marquee McDonaldDC United
  • 75′Gonzalo Segares GonzálezChicago Fire
  • 89′Tan LongDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

  1. 13C. Pontius
  2. 26L. Pajoy
  1. 7Dwayne De Rosario
  2. 11Marcelo Saragosa
  3. 18N. DeLeon
  4. 23P. Kitchen
  1. 4Brandon Marquee McDonald
  2. 5Dejan Jaković
  3. 14A. Najar
  4. 22C. Korb
  1. 28B. Hamid

Chicago Fire

  1. 7S. MacDonald
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 11Daniel Paladini
  2. 16M. Pappa
  3. 17P. Pardo
  1. 6J. Anibaba
  2. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  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 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 8, 2 and 5.

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

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2012Philadelphia Union(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2012Columbus Crew(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2012Columbus Crew(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 16, 2012Houston Dynamo(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2012Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 18, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.51.257/158/15
Chicago Fire1.31.139/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 12th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 28 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (48 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago Fire291469524348
12DC United287129364733

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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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