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Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 2Kick-off on March 1, 2020 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Seattle Sounders
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire?

Seattle Sounders won 2-1 on March 1, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 46′R. BerićChicago Fire
  • 62′J. MorrisSeattle Sounders
  • 90′J. MorrisSeattle Sounders

Official lineup for Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 9R. Ruidíaz
  1. 75D. Leyva
  2. 7C. Roldan
  3. 8Jordy José Delem
  1. 11M. Ibarra
  2. 6João Paulo
  1. 3X. Arreaga
  2. 27S. O'Neill
  3. 33J. Jones
  4. 18K. Leerdam
  1. 24S. Frei

Chicago Fire

4-1-4-1
  1. 21F. Herbers
  1. 27R. Berić
  2. 14D. Mihailović
  3. 13B. Bronico
  4. 10Álvaro Medrán
  1. 11P. Frankowski
  1. 22M. Pineda
  2. 5F. Calvo
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  4. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 18K. Kronholm
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Seattle Sounders have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Chicago Fire have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 28, 2020CD Olimpia(home)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 21, 2020CD Olimpia(away)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Nov 10, 2019Toronto FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 30, 2019Los Angeles FC(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 24, 2019Real Salt Lake(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2020Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 20, 2020Toronto FC(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Oct 6, 2019Orlando City SC(away)5-2Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2019Toronto FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2019FC Cincinnati(away)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Seattle Sounders wins, 1 draw, 2 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 16, 2019Chicago Fire 2-4 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Jun 24, 2018Seattle Sounders 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 14, 2017Chicago Fire 4-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Sep 29, 2016Seattle Sounders 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 12, 2015Chicago Fire 1-0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Aug 14, 2014Seattle Sounders 6-0 Chicago FireUS Open Cup

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Seattle Sounders on Mar 16, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Seattle Sounders score 2.0 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.6 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Seattle Sounders2.01.449/159/15
Chicago Fire1.61.167/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Seattle Sounders sit 7th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 31 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (51 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3115610554651
7Seattle SoundersWestern Conference31111010413943

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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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