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Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 27Kick-off on August 5, 2018 at 02:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire?

Real Salt Lake won 2-1 on August 5, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 45′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
  • 48′B. SchweinsteigerChicago Fire
  • 75′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

4-2-3-1
  1. 12B. Lennon
  1. 10J. Plata
  2. 27C. Baird
  3. 7J. Savarino
  1. 11A. Rusnák
  2. 6D. Kreilach
  1. 5K. Beckerman
  2. 22A. Herrera
  3. 15J. Glad
  4. 30M. Silva
  1. 18N. Rimando

Chicago Fire

5-4-1
  1. 17D. Campos
  1. 9L. Solignac
  2. 21A. Gordon
  3. 18D. Conner
  4. 7R. Edwards
  1. 12T. Tchani
  2. 3B. Vincent
  3. 16J. Campbell
  4. 5K. Ellis
  5. 25J. Corrales
  1. 30S. Cleveland
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 29, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2018Colorado Rapids(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 15, 2018Minnesota United FC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2018FC Dallas(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)4-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 28, 2018Toronto FC(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2018Toronto FC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2018Louisville City(home)4-0US Open Cup
Jul 15, 2018FC Dallas(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2018Philadelphia Union(home)3-4Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Real Salt Lake wins, 2 draws, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 11, 2017Chicago Fire 2-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 7, 2016Real Salt Lake 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 9, 2015Chicago Fire 1-2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
May 4, 2014Chicago Fire 2-3 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
May 26, 2013Real Salt Lake 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 10, 2012Chicago Fire 0-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake on Mar 11, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.8 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.51.749/159/15
Chicago Fire1.81.9212/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 10th in Major League Soccer (39 points from 31 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (51 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3115610554651
10Real Salt LakeWestern Conference3111614484839

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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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