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Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 23Kick-off on August 7, 2016 at 02:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
3-1
Chicago Fire

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

Real Salt Lake won 3-1 on August 7, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 14′O. GarcíaReal Salt Lake
  • 28′J. MoralesReal Salt Lake (pen.)
  • 58′A. ÁlvarezChicago Fire
  • 64′J. MoralesReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

4-3-3
  1. 80O. García
  2. 10J. Plata
  3. 7Juan Manuel Martínez
  1. 19L. Mulholland
  2. 11J. Morales
  3. 5K. Beckerman
  1. 15J. Glad
  2. 17Demar Constantine Phillips
  3. 4Jámison Olave Mosquera
  4. 16Chris Wingert
  1. 18N. Rimando

Chicago Fire

4-4-2
  1. 11David Accam
  2. 8M. de Leeuw
  1. 9L. Solignac
  2. 26Michael Stephens
  3. 21Nick LaBrocca
  4. 12A. Álvarez
  1. 3B. Vincent
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 6E. Gehrig
  4. 5Michael Harrington
  1. 28Matthew Tyler Lampson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 3, 2016Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2016Philadelphia Union(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2016San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 17, 2016New England Revolution(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 31, 2016New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2016New England Revolution(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2016Fort Lauderdale Strikers(home)3-0US Open Cup
Jul 17, 2016FC Dallas(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 14, 2016Sporting Kansas City(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Real Salt Lake wins, 2 draws, 0 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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 May 9, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.61.7111/158/15
Chicago Fire1.11.347/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 9th in Major League Soccer (42 points from 32 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (52 points from 32 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3215710574852
9Real Salt LakeWestern Conference3212614504942

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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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