Toronto draws 0-0 with Chicago Fire on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

TORONTO. Toronto and Chicago Fire could not score a single goal.

By
John Ross
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Toronto draws 0-0 with Chicago Fire on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS

TORONTO. Toronto and Chicago Fire didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. Toronto was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi with the collaboration of Brian Poeschel and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Michael Venne. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Toronto

0 - 0

Team 1

Chicago Fire

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 19 Total 4
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 77
  • 52 Dangerous attack 36
  • 92 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Toronto was in firm control of the ball 57% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Toronto was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Toronto to win the match​.

Toronto shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 4 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Toronto received 1 yellow card (Mark-Anthony Kaye). On the opposite side, Chicago Fire received 1 yellow card (Miguel Ángel Navarro).

Match Timeline

30'
S. Richey- sub ->Chris Brady
33'
45'
46'
Brian Gutierrez- sub ->Georgios Koutsias
C.J. Sapong- sub ->D. Kerr
60'
Brandon Servania- sub ->Kosi Thompson
60'
64'
76'
77'
Fabian Herbers- sub ->Gastón Giménez
Hugo Mbongue- sub ->Federico Bernardeschi
85'
J. Perruzza- sub ->Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
85'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this encounter, Toronto will have 17 points to lose in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will have 17 points to move up in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Toronto will host Orlando City on the 20th of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

Chicago Fire will play away agasint New York City on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of New York City (6 draws).

Toronto and Chicago Fire will play the return match on the at the Toyota Park

Toronto – Formation

Toronto
G
Sean Johnson 1.United States
7.1
D
Matt Hedges 2.United States
6.5
D
Richie Laryea  22.Canada
7.2
D
K. Franklin 19.Canada
6.6
D
Aimé Mabika 6.Zambia
6.8
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye 14.Canada
7.3
45'
M
Kosi Thompson 47.Canada
7.2
60'
M
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 7.Canada
7.4
85'
F
Lorenzo Insigne 24.Italy
6.9
F
Federico Bernardeschi 10.Italy
8.0
85'
F
Deandre Kerr 29.Canada
6.2
60'
Substitutes
G
T. Romero 30.El Salvador
D
Sigurd Rosted 17.Norway
D
Raoul Petretta 28.Italy
M
Brandon Servania 23.United States
6.8
60'
M
Themi Antonoglou 81.Canada
F
Hugo Mbongue 83.Canada
85'
F
J. Perruzza 77.Canada
85'
F
C.J. Sapong 9.United States
6.5
60'
F
Ayo Akinola 20.Canada

Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bob Bradley decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson (7.1), Richie Laryea (7.2), Matt Hedges (6.5), Aimé Mabika (6.8), Kobe Franklin (6.6), Kosi Thompson (7.2), Mark-Anthony Kaye (7.3), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (7.4), Federico Bernardeschi (8.0), Deandre Kerr (6.2) and Lorenzo Insigne (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Brandon Servania (6.8), Tomás Romero, Sigurd Rosted, Mango Mbongue, Jordan Perruzza, Raoul Petretta, Charles Sapong (6.5), Themi Antonoglou and Ayo Akinola.

Substitutions

Toronto made 4 changes: Kosi Thompson for Brandon Servania (60′), D. Kerr for Charles Sapong (60′), Federico Bernardeschi for Hugo Mbongue (85′) and Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty for Jordan Perruzza (85′).

Best player: Federico Bernardeschi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Toronto was Federico Bernardeschi.

His rating is (8.0) with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 4 crosses.

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
C. Brady 34.United States
7.4
30'
D
A. Souquet 2.France
6.8
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
6.6
D
Kendall Burks 27.United States
7.0
M
M. Navarro 6.Venezuela
6.3
76' 33'
M
G. Giménez 30.Paraguay
6.8
77'
M
Maren Haile-Selassie 7.Switzerland
6.8
90'
M
F. Navarro 31.Argentina
6.2
F
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
7.2
F
K. Kamara 23.Sierra Leone
6.6
64'
F
G. Koutsias 19.Greece
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
6.9
30'
D
Alonso Aceves 3.Mexico
7.0
76'
D
W. Omsberg 16.United States
M
Brian Gutierrez 17.United States
6.8
46'
M
J. Casas 37.United States
F
Fabian Herbers 21.Germany
6.4
77'
F
Kacper Przybylko 11.Poland
6.6
64'
F
Jairo Torres 20.Mexico
90'
F
Missael Rodriguez 32.United States

Chicago Fire started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Frank Klopas played with: Chris Brady (7.4), Arnaud Souquet (6.8), Rafael Czichos (6.6), Kendall Burks (7.0), Maren Haile-Selassie (6.8), Gastón Giménez (6.8), Federico Navarro (6.2), Miguel Navarro (6.3), Xherdan Shaqiri (7.2), Georgios Koutsias (7.0) and Kei Kamara (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabian Herbers (6.4), Kacper Przybyłko (6.6), Brian Gutierrez (6.8), Javier Casas, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (7.0), Spencer Richey (6.9), Jairo Torres, Wyatt Omsberg and Missael Rodriguez.

Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of Fabian Herbers (injured) and Jairo Torres (injured).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 6 changes: Chris Brady for Spencer Richey (30′), Georgios Koutsias for B. Gutierrez (46′), Kei Kamara for Kacper Przybyłko (64′), Miguel Ángel Navarro for Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (76′), Gastón Giménez for Fabian Herbers (77′) and Maren Haile-Selassie for Ian Torres (90′).

Best player: Chris Brady​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was the goalkeeper: Chris Brady. His rating is 7.43. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​