Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire: result 2-3 and analysis
Major League SoccerMatchday 7Kick-off on April 21, 2012 at 07:50 PM (UTC)BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
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What was the result of Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire?
Chicago Fire won 2-3 on April 21, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 1′Dominic OduroChicago Fire
- 36′R. LambeToronto FC
- 40′R. LambeToronto FC
- 41′Gonzalo Segares GonzálezChicago Fire
- 58′Patrick NyarkoChicago Fire
Official lineup for Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Toronto FC
- 7J. Plata
- 9Ryan David Johnson
- 19R. Lambe
- 8Eric Humberto Ávila
- 23Terry Dunfield
- 12A. Cann
- 15M. Stinson
- 22T. Frings
- 5A. Morgan
- 27Richard Eckersley
- 30Miloš Kočić
Chicago Fire
- 8Dominic Oduro
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 10Sebastián Hugo Grazzini
- 12Logan Pause
- 16M. Pappa
- 17P. Pardo
- 3Dan Gargan
- 6J. Anibaba
- 13Gonzalo Segares González
- 23Arne Friedrich
- 25S. Johnson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, Toronto FC have 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats; Chicago Fire have 1, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 7, 2012 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 31, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 24, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 17, 2012 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Toronto FC score 0.4 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 5; Chicago Fire score 0.8 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Chicago Fire | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/4 |
Over the last 5 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Toronto FC sit 12th in Major League Soccer (39 points from 34 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 points from 34 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 54 | 55 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 67 | 39 |
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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
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 18, 2012DC United1-1CF Montreal
- Apr 19, 2012Whitecaps1-3Sporting Kansas City
- Apr 21, 2012Columbus Crew2-2Houston Dynamo
- Apr 22, 2012Colorado Rapids1-2Los Angeles Galaxy
- Apr 22, 2012Whitecaps1-0FC Dallas
- Apr 22, 2012San Jose Earthquakes3-1Real Salt Lake
- Apr 22, 2012Chivas USA0-1Philadelphia Union
- Apr 22, 2012Portland Timbers1-0Sporting Kansas City