Chicago Fire vs DC United

2 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Marcos de Oliveira

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Hugo Cuypers 30’, 70’

Christian Benteke 4’
Jacob Murrell 90+6’

Match summary

The points were shared as Chicago Fire and DC United drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Christian Benteke put DC United ahead in the 4th minute and Hugo Cuypers equalised with a header in the 30th minute. In the second half, Cuypers put Chicago Fire in front from a corner in the 70th minute and Jacob Murrell equalised from a corner in stoppage time.

DC United had the better of the chances, with 3.17 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Chicago Fire's 2.53 from 11. Christian Benteke missed a penalty for DC United.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%

11 Shots 18

4 Shots on target 6

5 Corners 10

366 Passes 518

77.3% Pass accuracy 78.6%

18 Tackles 26

13 Fouls 17

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Chicago Fire DC United

Kick-off

2’

Christian BentekeShot on target

Hugo CuypersShot on target

3’

4’

Christian BentekeRight foot shot

0-1

7’

Christian BentekeShot on target

Hugo CuypersHeader

1-1

30’

42’

Kye Rowles

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

50’

Aaron Herrera

Jonathan DeanShot on target

56’

61’

Jacob MurrellJared Stroud

61’

Matti PeltolaBrandon Servania

Hugo CuypersRight foot shot

2-1

70’

Omari GlasgowPhilip Zinckernagel

72’

Tom BarlowHugo Cuypers

72’

75’

Dominique BadjiBoris Enow

80’

Dominique BadjiShot on target

Omar GonzalezSergio Oregel

84’

Mauricio PinedaSam Williams

84’

85’

Rida ZouhirHosei Kijima

87’

Christian BentekeShot on target

Samuel Rogers

89’

90+1’

Christian BentekeMissed penaltymiss

Harold OsorioKellyn Acosta

90+1’

90+3’

David Schnegg

90+6’

Jacob MurrellRight foot shot

2-2

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Chicago Fire 2.53 xGDC United 3.17 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

DC United attacking Chicago Fire attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Chicago Fire 4-3-3 Starting XI

DC United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Chris Brady	90′	5	2	15	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Jonathan Dean	90′	4	4	–	8	3	31	–	–	–	–
Samuel Rogers	90′	2	1	–	7	5	52	3	–	–	–
Jack Elliott	90′	–	1	–	11	10	47	1	–	1	–
Andrew Gutman	90′	1	1	–	3	1	36	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Sergio Oregel Taken off	84′	–	–	43	–	0.02	1	–	5	1	1	–
Kellyn Acosta Taken off	89′	–	–	44	–	0.01	–	2	1	2	1	–
Sam Williams Taken off	84′	–	–	41	–	0.03	3	1	6	–	2	–
Philip Zinckernagel Taken off	72′	–	–	11	3	0.33	3	–	6	1	3	–
Jonathan Bamba	90′	–	–	27	3	0.19	1	2	3	1	2	–
Omari Glasgow Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	6	1	0.03	1	1	4	1	2	–
Omar Gonzalez Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mauricio Pineda Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Hugo Cuypers Taken off	72′	2	–	4	3	1.93	0.01	–	4	1	8	–
Tom Barlow Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jun-hong Kim	90′	2	2	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Aaron Herrera	90′	6	–	–	9	1	40	1	–	1	–
Lucas Bartlett	90′	4	–	–	9	5	77	2	–	–	–
Kye Rowles	90′	2	3	–	5	2	73	1	–	–	–
David Schnegg	90′	5	2	–	12	4	51	3	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Brandon Servania Taken off	61′	–	–	39	–	0.03	4	–	5	2	–	–
Boris Enow Taken off	75′	–	–	50	–	0.05	1	–	2	3	1	–
Jared Stroud Taken off	61′	–	–	18	2	0.26	1	–	1	2	–	–
Gabriel Pirani	90′	–	1	48	2	0.30	–	1	4	–	2	–
Hosei Kijima Taken off	85′	–	–	28	1	0.16	1	–	4	1	3	–
Matti Peltola Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	18	1	0.04	2	1	2	1	–	–
Dominique Badji Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	4	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	–	–
Rida Zouhir Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	14	–	0.01	–	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Christian Benteke	90′	1	–	8	4	2.06	0.22	2	5	1	27	–
Jacob Murrell Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	2	1	0.17	0.01	–	–	–	8	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Chicago Fire L D L L L

DC United D W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Chicago Fire 1-2 DC United, 08 Sep 24 Next meeting: DC United 1-7 Chicago Fire, 07 Jun 25 All Chicago Fire vs DC United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.