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Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 7Kick-off on April 14, 2013 at 09:08 PM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire?

Houston Dynamo won 2-1 on April 14, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 26′W. BruinHouston Dynamo
  • 29′Chris RolfeChicago Fire
  • 81′Brad DavisHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 12W. Bruin
  1. 11Brad Davis
  2. 13R. Clark
  3. 16Adam Moffat
  4. 20Andrew Driver
  5. 23G. Barnes
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 8Kofi Kwarteng Frempong Sarkodie
  3. 26Corey Ashe
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 1T. Hall

Chicago Fire

  1. 7S. MacDonald
  2. 17Chris Rolfe
  1. 11Daniel Paladini
  2. 12Logan Pause
  3. 15Wells Thompson
  4. 26Joel Lindpere
  1. 6J. Anibaba
  2. 13Gonzalo Segares González
  3. 20J. Larentowicz
  4. 22A. Berry
  1. 25S. Johnson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Chicago Fire have 6, 2 and 7.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 7, 2013Portland Timbers(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Mar 30, 2013San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Mar 24, 2013Whitecaps(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2013FC Dallas(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2013DC United(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 7, 2013New York Red Bulls(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 24, 2013Chivas USA(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2013Sporting Kansas City(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2013New England Revolution(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2013Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-4Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Houston Dynamo win, 2 draws, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 1, 2012Chicago Fire 1-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Sep 2, 2012Chicago Fire 3-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jul 4, 2012Houston Dynamo 0-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 15, 2012Chicago Fire 1-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo on Nov 1, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.51.148/156/15
Chicago Fire1.31.529/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (45 points from 28 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (48 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago FireEastern Conference281468514048
5Houston DynamoWestern Conference281369363445

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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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