DC United vs Chicago Fire

2 September 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Christian Benteke 9’, 90+1’
Theodore Ku-DiPietro 20’
Carlos Terán 41’ (og)

Match summary

DC United won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Chicago Fire. DC United led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Christian Benteke put DC United ahead in the 9th minute, Theodore Ku-DiPietro made it 2-0 in the 20th minute, and Terán's own goal made it 3-0 in the 41st minute. In the second half, Benteke made it 4-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: DC United created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Chicago Fire's 1.17 from 13.

Key events

DC United Chicago Fire

Kick-off

Gabriel PiraniShot on target

6’

Christian BentekeLeft foot shot

1-0

9’

Theodore Ku-DiPietroLeft foot shot

2-0

20’

21’

Federico NavarroFoul

Brendan Hines-IkeDerrick Williams

24’

27’

Ousmane DoumbiaFederico Navarro

38’

Kei KamaraShot on target

Carlos TeránOwn goal

3-0

41’

Half-time3-0

46’

Xherdan ShaqiriMaren Haile-Selassie

Second half underway

58’

Jairo TorresFabian Herbers

59’

Miguel NavarroAlonso Aceves

65’

Georgios KoutsiasKei Kamara

José FajardoTheodore Ku-DiPietro

73’

Pedro SantosÉric Davis

78’

Christopher DurkinRussell Canouse

78’

RuanCristián Dájome

78’

86’

Rafael CzichosShot on target

Christian BentekeLeft foot shot

4-0

90+1’

Full-time4-0

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.

DC United 1.92 xGChicago Fire 1.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Chicago Fire attacking DC United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

DC United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Chicago Fire 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players16 players


Alex Bono	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andy Najar	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Steve Birnbaum	90′	–	–	1	0.20	–	–	–
Derrick Williams Taken off	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Éric Davis Taken off	78′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Russell Canouse Taken off	78′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mateusz Klich	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Cristián Dájome Taken off	78′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–	–
Gabriel Pirani	90′	–	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Theodore Ku-DiPietro Taken off	73′	1	–	2	0.55	–	–	–
Christian Benteke	90′	2	–	2	0.92	–	–	–
Brendan Hines-Ike Came on as a substitute	66′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
José Fajardo Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ruan Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pedro Santos Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Christopher Durkin Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Chris Brady	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Arnaud Souquet	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Carlos Terán	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Rafael Czichos	90′	–	–	1	0.22	–	–	–
Alonso Aceves Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Federico Navarro Taken off	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gastón Giménez	90′	–	–	4	0.34	–	–	–
Fabian Herbers Taken off	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brian Gutiérrez	90′	–	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Maren Haile-Selassie Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Kei Kamara Taken off	65′	–	–	2	0.23	–	–	–
Ousmane Doumbia Came on as a substitute	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Xherdan Shaqiri Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jairo Torres Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Miguel Navarro Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Georgios Koutsias Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

DC United W D L L L

Chicago Fire W W L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Chicago Fire 0-0 DC United, 02 Apr 23 Next meeting: DC United 1-1 Chicago Fire, 25 May 24 All DC United vs Chicago Fire 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.