Charlotte 0-1 Chicago Fire: Result, Lineups & Stats

Major League SoccerMatchday 27

Charlotte

0 : 1

Chicago Fire

Match info

Bank of America StadiumChristopher PensoCapacity 75,412 · artificial turf

Charlotte4-3-3Line ups4-4-2Chicago Fire Chicago Fire crest

Substitutions

49'
76.3
A. Goodwin
25
Tyger Smalls
70'
286.4
D. Diani
23
D. Schnegg
70'
176.2
L. de la Torre
13
B. Bronico
81'
356.9
Will Cleary
14
N. Byrne
81'
156.1
H. Toffolo
71
N. Richmond

Unused

Substitutions

75'
26.7
Leonardo Barroso
15
A. Gutman
75'
356.8
S. Oregel
22
M. Pineda
80'
196.5
J. Bamba
29
D. Poręba
80'
47.1
M. Mbokazi
5
S. Rogers

Unused

Home

L. Abada
International duty
Out
R. Aloko
International duty
Out
N. Berchimas
Foot Injury
Out
A. John
Upper-Body Injury
Out
A. Johnson
International duty
Out
I. Toklomati
International duty
Out

Away

N. Allen
International duty
Out
C. Brady
International duty
Out
P. Dithejane
International duty
Out
A. Franco
Knee Injury
Out
R. Lewandowski
International duty
Out
R. Lod
International duty
Out
A. Mekvabishvili
International duty
Out

Player of the match

Maren Haile-Selassie

Attacker · Chicago Fire

7.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won0

Build-up

Passes11

Key passes3

Pass accuracy91%

Defending

Tackles0

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won1 · 100%

Fouls won/made0 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
K. KahlinaG	3	0,43	+0,43	4/5	5/9
J. CohenG	0	0,61	+0,61	6/7	6/15

Live stats

Possession & Passing

41%Possession59%

347Total passes526

83%Pass accuracy88%

4Corners6

Attack

11Shots18

2On target8

8Off target4

1Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

8Shots in box8

3Shots out box10

1.3xG1.1

Defense & Discipline

8Goalkeeper saves2

3Offsides0

14Fouls15

5Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,05xG0,48

2Shots10

0On target6

0Big chances1

4Touches in box14

35%Possession65%

4Corners2

Second half

1,13xG0,63

9Shots8

2On target2

4Big chances1

14Touches in box11

46%Possession54%

0Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Charlotte

1.2512441%

97% open play3% set piece

Chicago Fire

1.11181459%

66% open play34% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Charlotte1,25 xG · 0 scored

Chicago Fire1,11 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Charlotte19

Open play 14Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Chicago Fire31

Open play 27Set piece 2Rebound 2

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Charlotte33% pressure

Chicago Fire67% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-1

0%Draw 0%100%

1.25xG1.11

12Shots18

4On target14

Momentum

90' Saved Philip Zinckernagel 0.02 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

11 v 18

Charlotte shoot right, Chicago Fire left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CHACharlotteCFChicago Firegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 0 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

CharlotteChicago Firegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

CharlotteDefensive line 38%

Chicago FireDefensive line 38%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

CharlotteUntil 49'

Most-connected pairs: Diani and Saint-Maximin; Saint-Maximin and Biel. 6 passes each.

Chicago FireUntil 75'

Most-connected pairs: D'Avilla and Oregel; Elliott and Mbokazi. 21 passes each.

Tactical battle

47control53

J. Bamba

7 touches in box

In possession

43,1%Field tilt56,9%

4Passes into box16

25Progressive passes43

10Carries into final third15

8Chances created14

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

14,21Press intensity (PPDA)9,69

7High turnovers9

6Regains within 5s11

25,1sBall recovery time22,5s

15Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

119Carries113

1340mCarry distance1445m

12Progressive carries19

744mProgressive carry distance862m

4Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won4

14Take-ons attempted10

505mProgressive pass distance694m

0Through balls0

2Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,87Expected threat (xT)0,82

0,47Action value (VAEP)0,45

19Shot-creating actions31

0Goal-creating actions0

0,77Expected assisted goals0,78

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack4,8

13,5sAttack duration16,3s

2,35 m/sAttack directness2,25 m/s

2Build-up attacks5

12Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

18Touches in box25

47Final third entries61

4Big chances1

0,63xG on target1,32

4Big chances missed1

Passing

4/19 (21%)Crosses2/12 (17%)

22/45 (49%)Long balls26/50 (52%)

20Throw-ins13

15Free kicks14

6Goal kicks7

Duels

43Total57

27/63 (43%)Ground36/63 (57%)

8/18 (44%)Aerial10/18 (56%)

5/15 (33%)Dribbles4/8 (50%)

8Dispossessed5

Defending

54Recoveries59

8Interceptions6

9Tackles18

78%Tackles won89%

14Clearances26

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

3Errors led to shot0

1Fouled in final third0

103.1 kmDistance covered106.6 km

106Sprints109

6,73Average rating7,13

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

CharlotteThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 76-90

Chicago FireThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 27 and 26 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

78%1+ goal92%

59%2+ goals54%

26%3+ goals19%

4%4+ goals8%

They concede

81%1+ goal73%

33%2+ goals42%

19%3+ goals27%

7%4+ goals4%

Heaviest results

best 6-1 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

best 5-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Match summary

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte 1-0 at Bank of America Stadium in the Major League Soccer. It was goalless at half-time. Johan Arath Gomez scored the only goal in the 58th minute. Charlotte finished with ten men after Tim Ream was sent off. In their last 6 meetings, Charlotte have won 3, Chicago Fire 3, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.