Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 1Kick-off on March 7, 2015 at 03:00 AM (UTC)Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
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What was the result of Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire?
Los Angeles Galaxy won 2-0 on March 7, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 65′J. VillarrealLos Angeles Galaxy
- 81′Robbie KeaneLos Angeles Galaxy
Official lineup for Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Los Angeles Galaxy
- 5J. Villarreal
- 7Robbie Keane
- 11G. Zardes
- 14Robbie Rogers
- 19Juninho
- 24S. Ishizaki
- 34Kenneth Walker
- 4O. González
- 22Leonardo
- 33Dan Gargan
- 12B. Rowe
Chicago Fire
- 24Quincy Obina Amarikwa
- 77K. Igboananike
- 3J. Jones
- 8Matthew Watson
- 10Shaun Maloney
- 19H. Shipp
- 20J. Larentowicz
- 21Christopher Jay Ritter
- 5Lovel Palmer
- 6E. Gehrig
- 25S. Johnson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Los Angeles Galaxy have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Chicago Fire have 3, 6 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2014 | New England Revolution(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 23, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 10, 2014 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 5-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 2, 2014 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2014 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 18, 2014 | DC United(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 11, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 5, 2014 | CF Montreal(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Los Angeles Galaxy wins, 1 draw, 0 Chicago Fire wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2014 | Chicago Fire 1-1 Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 3, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 4-0 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Chicago Fire 0-2 Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy on Jun 1, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Los Angeles Galaxy score 2.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 0.9 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
| Chicago Fire | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Los Angeles Galaxy sit 7th in Major League Soccer (44 points from 33 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 points from 33 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago FireEastern Conference | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 55 |
| 7 | Los Angeles GalaxyWestern Conference | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 55 | 44 |
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