CHICAGO. Chicago Fire and Atlanta United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Atlanta United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
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 Filip Dujic with the support of Jeffrey Swartzel and Justin Howard. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.55 degrees Celsius or 65.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 10 Total 18
- 0 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 88 Attack 122
- 36 Dangerous attack 53
- 72 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 64% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlanta United was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Atlanta United to win the match.
Chicago Fire shot 10 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Atlanta United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire received 1 yellow card (Allan Arigoni). On the opposite side, Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (Edwin Mosquera, Bartosz Slisz and Brooks Lennon).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Chicago Fire has 10 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Atlanta United will has 12 points like CF Montréal to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
66'
75'
Chicago Fire started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Frank Klopas decided to play with the following team: C. Brady , Allan Arigoni , Tobias Salquist , Rafael Czichos , Andrew Gutman , Chris Mueller , Kellyn Acosta , Mauricio Pineda , Fabian Herbers , Hugo Cuypers and G. Koutsias .
The home team had on the bench: T. Barlow , W. Omsberg, S. Richey, J. Dean , A. Souquet , C. Terán and Brian Gutierrez .
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 4 changes: Andrew Gutman for Brian Gutierrez (66′), Kellyn Acosta for Edwin Mosquera (66′), G. Koutsias for T. Barlow (71′) and Chris Mueller for A. Souquet (76′).
Player of the match: C. Brady
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was the goalkeeper: C. Brady. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Atlanta United – Formation
Atlanta United
Atlanta United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Brad Guzan , Brooks Lennon , E. Morales , L. Abram , C. Wiley , Bartosz Slisz , Tristan Muyumba , Saba Lobjanidze , T. Almada , Tyler Wolff and G. Giakoumakis .
They had on the bench: Ronald Hernández, Stian Gregersen , Dax McCarty , Daniel Ríos , Josh Cohen, L. Brennan, Nick Firmino, Ajani Fortune and Edwin Mosquera .
Substitutions
Atlanta United made 3 changes: Tyler Wolff for Daniel Ríos (66′), G. Giakoumakis for J. Dean (66′) and Tristan Muyumba for Dax McCarty (78′).
Player of the match: T. Almada
The most impressive player for Atlanta United was T. Almada.
His rating is with 85 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Chicago Fire – Atlanta United – 0-0
- Dallas – Houston Dynamo – 2-0
- Minnesota United – Sporting KC – 2-1
- Nashville SC – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
- Los Angeles FC – Portland Timbers – 3-2
