Major League Soccer · Matchweek 1 · Feb 22

Houston Dynamo - Chicago Fire

Houston Dynamo beat Chicago Fire 2-1 in Major League Soccer (Matchweek 1).

🏟 Shell Energy Stadium 👤 Referee: Filip Dujic, USA
HEAD TO HEAD3 meetings · 2020–2024
Houston Dynamo 1
Sep 24who was on topApr 7
Chicago Fire 2
1 Houston Dynamo 0 draw 2 Chicago Fire
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.0goals / match
36total goals
1/1clean sheets
2-0Houston Dynamo best win · Jun 26
4-0Chicago Fire best win · Sep 24
%100 Over 1.5 3/3
%67 Over 2.5 2/3
%33 Over 3.5 1/3
%33 BTTS 1/3
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Houston Dynamo at home1 matches
1W 0D 0L 2:0
Chicago Fire at home2 matches
2W 0D 0L 6:1
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Houston Dynamo1W 1D 3L Chicago Fire1W 3D 1L
0.80 1.20 Points per game
5 9 Goals scored
9 10 Goals conceded
1.56 1.90 xG average
1.66 1.14 xGA average
%40 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%60 %100 Over 2.5
5.0 5.8 Corners
2.8 2.4 Cards
Houston Dynamo2W 4D 4L Chicago Fire5W 3D 2L
1.00 1.80 Points per game
13 23 Goals scored
17 18 Goals conceded
1.42 1.82 xG average
1.55 1.40 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %70 BTTS
%60 %90 Over 2.5
4.9 5.3 Corners
2.6 1.9 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2Houston Dynamoin the table43pts
24matches 13-4-7W-D-L 32:27goals +5diff
WDDLW
4Chicago Firein the table39pts
23matches 11-6-6W-D-L 44:33goals +11diff
DDDDW
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Apr 7 Chicago Fire 2-1 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
Jun 26 Houston Dynamo 2-0 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer
Sep 24 Chicago Fire 4-0 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
xG difference & finishing
Houston Dynamo2 gol · 1.07 xG +0.93
Chicago Fire1 gol · 0.91 xG +0.09
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
PLAYER RATINGS★ Guilherme 9.00
Starting XI
20 Guilherme F · 87' 9.00
Goals2On target2/2Dribbles2/2Tackles1Interceptions4Duels won6/9Fouls won3Fouls1Passes29 · %23
14 Duane Holmes M · 79' 7.20
Dribbles2/2Tackles5Interceptions1Duels won11/14Fouls won3Fouls1Passes18 · %16
8 Jack McGlynn M · 87' 7.00
Assist1On target1/1Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes59 · %52
28 Erik Sviatchenko D · 90' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won5/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes48 · %37
10 Ezequiel Ponce F · 90' 6.90
On target1/2Duels won3/4Fouls won1Fouls2Offside2Passes13 · %8
3 Antônio Carlos D · 90' · K 6.90
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won4/6Fouls1Passes57 · %54
5 Lucas Halter D · 90' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won5/9Fouls won1Fouls3Passes57 · %49
11 Lawrence Ennali M · 89' 6.70
Dribbles2/3Interceptions2Duels won5/8Fouls won2Passes14 · %12
30 Agustín Bouzat M · 90' 6.60
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/11Fouls won4Fouls1Passes38 · %30
31 Jonathan Bond G · 90' 6.30
Saves2Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes17 · %14
19 Mateusz Bogusz F · 90' 6.20
Key pass1Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won7/11Fouls won3Fouls1Passes21 · %12
Substitutes
9 Ondrej Lingr M · 11' 6.70
Passes2 · %1
21 Franco Negri D · 10' 6.70
Interceptions1Passes2 · %2
18 Diadié Samassékou M · 10' 6.30
Interceptions1
17 Nick Markanich F · 1'
Passes1
Unused: Jimmy MaurerBlake GillinghamAgustín ReschHéctor HerreraMatthew Arana
Starting XI
9 Hugo Cuypers F · 90' 7.60
Goals1On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won4/7Passes22 · %16
11 Philip Zinckernagel M · 90' 7.50
Dribbles3/7Tackles1Duels won7/18Fouls won3Fouls4Passes38 · %30
5 Samuel Rogers D · 76' 6.30
Interceptions1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes55 · %53
1 Chris Brady G · 90' 6.30
Saves2Passes26 · %19
6 Anton Salétros M · 90' · K 6.20
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won2/7Fouls3Passes86 · %63
42 Dje Tah D'Avilla M · 88' 6.20
Interceptions1Fouls1Passes48 · %43
2 Leonardo Barroso D · 90' 6.20
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles4Duels won6/12Fouls2Passes39 · %31
17 Robin Lod M · 76' 5.90
Duels won3/11Fouls won3Fouls3Passes27 · %21
16 Joel Waterman D · 90' 5.90
Interceptions2Blocks2Duels won2/5Fouls won2Fouls2Passes74 · %65
4 Mbekezeli Mbokazi D · 88' 5.90
Interceptions1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes35 · %24
7 Maren Haile-Selassie D · 90' 5.90
On target1/1Dribbles3/6Tackles1Duels won4/13Fouls3Passes26 · %21
Substitutes
35 Sergio Oregel M · 9' 6.70
Passes8 · %8
8 Chris Mueller F · 14' 6.50
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/2Passes4 · %3
38 Christopher Cupps D · 14' 6.30
Interceptions2Passes25 · %23
12 Puso Dithejane D · 9' 6.30
Fouls1Passes2 · %2
Unused: Jason ShokalookJosh CohenMauricio PinedaDavid Poreba
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%56) ✓
Houston Dynamo %56 Draw %13 Chicago Fire %31
1.81Houston Dynamo xPuan
1.06Chicago Fire xPuan
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