CHICAGO. Charlotte beats Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Westwood (23′) and a penalty scored by K. Świderski (58′).

The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 18,308 spectators.​ The referee was Natalie Simon with the help of Corey Parker and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.72 degrees Celsius or 53.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Charlotte was in firm control of the ball 55% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlotte was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Charlotte won the match.​

Chicago Fire shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Teran and Gastón Giménez). On the other side, Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (Derrick Jones and Kamil Jóźwiak).

Standings

After this match, Chicago Fire will stay with 40 points like DC United and New York RB to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte will have 39 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Chicago Fire will play away against New York City on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of New York City (6 draws).

Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head record.

Chicago Fire – Formation

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

The manager Frank Klopas decided to play with the following team: Chris Brady (6.8), Jonathan Dean (6.7), Wyatt Omsberg (6.6), Rafael Czichos (6.8), Miguel Navarro (6.0), Ousmane Doumbia (6.8), Gastón Giménez (7.3), Fabian Herbers (6.4), Xherdan Shaqiri (6.7), Brian Gutierrez (6.6) and Georgios Koutsias (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Arnaud Souquet, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (6.7), Carlos Teran (6.7), Maren Haile-Selassie (6.7), Kacper Przybyłko (6.4), Spencer Richey, Kendall Burks, Missael Rodriguez and Javier Casas.

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 4 changes: Ousmane Doumbia for Maren Haile-Selassie (46′), Georgios Koutsias for Kacper Przybyłko (46′), Miguel Navarro for Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (69′) and Wyatt Omsberg for Carlos Teran (69′).

Best player: Gastón Giménez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Gastón Giménez.

His rating is (7.3) with 40 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina (7.5), Nathan Byrne (7.3), Adilson Malanda (7.3), Andrew Privett (7.0), Jere Uronen (7.0), Kamil Jóźwiak (7.1), Ashley Westwood (7.3), Brandt Bronico (7.0), Kerwin Calderón Vargas (7.0), Karol Świderski (7.0) and Enzo Copetti (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bill Tuiloma, Orrin McKinze Gaines II., Derrick Jones (6.8), Justin Meram (6.7), Jaylin Lindsey, Harrison Afful, George Marks, Patrick Agyemang (6.3) and Scott Arfield (6.7).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 4 changes: Enzo Copetti for Patrick Agyemang (86′), Kerwin Calderón Vargas for Justin Meram (76′), Brandt Bronico for Derrick Jones (70′) and Karol Świderski for Scott Arfield (76′).

Best player: Kristijan Kahlina​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlotte was the goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Seattle Sounders – Vancouver Whitecaps – 0-0
• Real Salt Lake – Sporting KC – 2-3
• Minnesota United – LA Galaxy – 5-2
• Houston Dynamo – Colorado Rapids – 5-1
• Dallas – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
• Chicago Fire – Charlotte – 0-2
• Austin – Los Angeles FC – 2-4