Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018
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Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .
- Real Salt Lake 10 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jeffrey Greeson
- Referee Kevin Stott
- Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
- Referee Malik Badawi
- Referee Gjovalin Bori
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W 29 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D 22 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D 15 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L 08 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W 05 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L 28 Jul Toronto FC A 0–3 L 21 Jul Toronto FC H 1–2 L 15 Jul FC Dallas A 1–3 L 12 Jul Philadelphia Union H 3–4 L 08 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L Season Stats
Real Salt Lake Chicago Fire FC #21 Position #4 19 Points 17 10 Played 10 6 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 3 19 Scored 19 14 Conceded 11 +5 GD +8 1.90 PPG 1.70 60% Win % 50% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonReal Salt Lake are 21st (19 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Justen Glad has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Beckerman made 258 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' 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.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 70' Chicago Fire FC 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.
- 75' 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 Corey Baird suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' Kevin Ellis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 253 games and scored 367 goals.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Real Salt Lake
Starting XI- 6
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Albert Rusnak ↓ Nick Besler 90'
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- 12
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Corey Baird ↓ Stephen Sunday 86'
Bench- 31
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Stephen Sunday ↑ 86'
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13
Nick Besler ↑ 90'
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Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 90'
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Coach Mike PetkeChicago Fire FC
Starting XI- 9
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- 7
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- 5
- 12
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Diego Campos ↓ Nicolas Hasler 32'
Bench-
22
Nicolas Hasler ↑ 32'
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10
Aleksandar Katai ↑ 69'
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Bastian Schweinsteiger ↑ 46'
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Coach Veljko Paunovic -
Head to Head
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