CHICAGO. Chicago Fire and DC United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Chicago Fire was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere with the support of Oscar Mitchell Carvalho and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 115 Attack 116
- 53 Dangerous attack 57
- 79 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Chicago Fire was in firm control of the ball 58% while DC United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
DC United was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough DC United to win the encounter.
Chicago Fire shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, DC United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, DC United received 2 yellow cards (Taxiarchis Fountas and M. Klich).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, Chicago Fire will have 6 points like Inter Miami and New York RB to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, DC United will have 5 points like Charlotte to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Chicago Fire will play away with New York City on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of New York City (6 draws).
DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of New York City (3 draws).
Chicago Fire and DC United will play the return match on the at the Audi Field
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
83'
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ezra Hendrickson decided to play with the following team: Chris Brady , Arnaud Souquet , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Jonathan Dean , Fabian Herbers , Gastón Giménez , Maren Haile-Selassie , Brian Gutierrez , Chris Mueller and Kacper Przybyłko .
The home team had on the bench: Spencer Richey, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño, Kendall Burks, Kei Kamara , Missael Rodriguez, Mauricio Pineda, Javier Casas, Wyatt Omsberg and Miguel Ángel Navarro Zárate.
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 2 changes: Kacper Przybylko for Kei Kamara (64′) and Gastón Giménez for M. Pineda (83′).
Best player: Jonathan Dean
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Jonathan Dean.
His rating is with 38 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
DC United – Formation
DC United
74'
DC United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Tyler Miller , Ruan , Steve Birnbaum , Donovan Pines , Jacob Greene , Christopher Durkin , Victor Pálsson , Mateusz Klich , Yamil Asad , Christian Benteke and Taxiarchis Fountas .
They had on the bench: Jackson Hopkins, Luis Enrique Jr Zamudio Lizardo, Hayden Sargis, Pedro Miguel Martins Santos, Nigel Robertha, Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Russell Canouse, Alexander Bono and Kristian Fletcher .
Substitutions
DC United made 3 changes: Yamil Asad for Theodore Ku-Dipietro (66′), Chris Durkin for Kristian Fletcher (81′) and Taxiarchis Fountas for Hayden Sargis (90′).
Best player: Taxiarchis Fountas
The player that probably impressed the most for DC United was Taxiarchis Fountas.
His rating is with 17 passes (41% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Montreal Impact – 5-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 0-0
- Saint Louis City – Minnesota United – 0-1
- Dallas – Portland Timbers – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – DC United – 0-0
- Philadelphia Union – Sporting KC – 0-0
