Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Houston Dynamo 10 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W 31 Mar Atlanta United FC A 0–3 L 23 Mar New England Revolution A 1–1 D 16 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W 10 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L 03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L 31 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W 24 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W 17 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–0 W 03 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L 25 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Houston Dynamo #4 Position #23 17 Points 15 10 Played 10 5 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 5 19 Scored 13 11 Conceded 18 +8 GD -5 1.70 PPG 1.50 50% Win % 50% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season30% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonChicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts). Houston Dynamo are 23rd (15 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
- 5' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Xherdan Shaqiri on 10.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Chris Brady has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 44' Erik Sviatchenko was booked on 44.
- 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Allan Arigoni made 10 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 59' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 62' Brad Smith is replacing Jan Gregus for the Houston Dynamo side.
- 65' Goal! Ibrahim Aliyu scores his 10 goal in 254 matches.
- 68' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 69' Jonathan Dean has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaud Souquet on 69 minute.
- 74' Ethan Bartlow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 78' Goal! Brian Gutierrez scores his 17 goal in 254 matches.
- 83' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Federico Navarro is hanging Xherdan Shaqiri on the field on 83 minute.
- 84' The whistle greets Sebastian Kowalczyk as he departs to be replaced by Latif Blessing.
- 88' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta is replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
- 90' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Artur is replaced by Gabriel Segal on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Chicago Fire FC
Starting XI- 10
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Kellyn Acosta ↓ Mauricio Pineda 88'
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Arnaud Souquet ↓ Jonathan Dean 69'
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8
Chris Mueller ↓ Brian Gutierrez 69'
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Bench- 16
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31
Federico Navarro ↑ 83'
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Mauricio Pineda ↑ 88'
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17
Brian Gutierrez ↑ 69'
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19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 83'
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Jonathan Dean ↑ 69'
Coach Frank KlopasHouston Dynamo
Starting XI- 8
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Artur ↓ Gabriel Segal 90'
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21
Jan Gregus ↓ Brad Smith 62'
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28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Tate Schmitt 84'
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Bench- 5
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Latif Blessing ↑ 84'
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Brad Smith ↑ 62'
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Tate Schmitt ↑ 84'
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Gabriel Segal ↑ 90'
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Coach Ben Olsen -
Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-23 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati LHouston Dynamo Form
2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D