Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 10 games · 19 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 21 Apr Real Salt Lake H 0–4 L 13 Apr New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 4–0 W 14 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D 07 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D 31 Mar St. Louis City H 3–1 W 23 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W 10 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Real Salt Lake #4 Position #21 17 Points 19 10 Played 10 5 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 3 19 Scored 19 11 Conceded 14 +8 GD +5 1.70 PPG 1.90 50% Win % 60% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonChicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (19 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fidel Barajas suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Cristian Arango needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 29 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
- 20' 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.
- 24' Goal! Carlos Gomez scores his 17 goal in 258 matches.
- 28' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
- 31' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Gomez.
- 33' Goal! Cristian Arango scores his 67 goal in 169 matches.
- 37' What a strike from Cristian Arango! The score is 0-3.
- 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 46' Gaston Gimenez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Federico Navarro on 46 minute.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brian Gutierrez, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
- 56' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Carlos Gomez departs to be replaced by Diego Luna.
- 60' The whistle greets Gaston Gimenez as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
- 65' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
- 73' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 73 minute. Fidel Barajas leaves to be changed by Nelson Palacio.
- 78' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 82' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 82 minute. Matt Crooks leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang.
- 87' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Arnaud Souquet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Chicago Fire FC
Starting XI- 10
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- 23
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- 17
- 4
- 34
- 8
- 9
- 27
Bench- 16
- 31
- 30
- 18
- 12
- 15
- 22
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Georgios Koutsias ↑ 28'
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Coach Frank KlopasReal Salt Lake
Starting XI- 3
- 9
- 2
- 98
- 6
- 19
- 35
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Carlos Gomez ↓ Diego Luna 56'
- 25
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25
Matt Crooks ↓ Maikel Chang 82'
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Fidel Barajas ↓ Nelson Palacio 73'
Bench- 18
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16
Maikel Chang ↑ 82'
- 29
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26
Diego Luna ↑ 56'
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13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 73'
- 72
Coach Pablo Mastroeni -
Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L 2024-04-13 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 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 WReal Salt Lake Form
2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-07 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-03-31 Real Salt Lake 3–1 St. Louis City W 2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L