📏 Form Guide

D.C. United

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D.C. United, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 1-2 MLS triumph against FC Cincinatti.

In that match, D.C. United had 39% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For D.C. United, the goals were scored by Gabriel Pirani (2') and Conner Antley (19'). For their opponents, FC Cincinnati had 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Kévin Denkey (15') was the scorer for FC Cincinatti.

Troy Lesesne's D.C. United have managed to score 6 times over their prior half-dozen outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those games amounts to 7.

Chicago Fire

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Chicago Fire will come into the game following a 1-3 MLS win with the eclipse of Orlando City in their last game.

In that game, Chicago Fire had 44% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Chicago Fire, the goals were scored by Philip Zinckernagel (5') and Hugo Cuypers (31', 32'). Orlando City had 25 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Alex Freeman (39') was the scorer for Orlando City.

Illustrating their appetite for eventful matches, we’ve seen goals 24 times in the last six games in which Chicago Fire have taken to the pitch, making it an average of 4 goals each fixture. Their opponents have hit 7 from this total.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 19/06/2022 shows that D.C. United have won 2 of them & Chicago Fire 1, with the number of draws standing at 3.

A combined total of 14 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for Black-and-Red and 5 belonging to Men in Red. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was MLS match day 3 on 02/03/2025 when it finished Chicago Fire 2-2 D.C. United.

That time, Chicago Fire had 41% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Hugo Cuypers (30', 70').

D.C. United had 18 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Christian Benteke (4') and Jacob Murrell (96') scored.

The match was refereed by Marcos de Oliveira.

ℹ️ Team News: D.C. United

Christian Benteke (Ankle injury), Jackson Hopkins (unknown injury) and Lukas MacNaughton (Muscle injury) are unavailable for D.C. United manager Troy Lesesne.

We are thinking that Black-and-Red should use the 3-4-2-1 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Luis Barraza, Derek Dodson, Lucas Bartlett, Hosei Kijima, Conner Antley, Jared Stroud, Brandon Servania, David Schnegg, Gabriel Pirani, Dominique Badji and Jacob Murrell.

📋 Team News: Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire boss Gregg Berhalter has to currently contend with reduced team options. Chase Gasper (Hamstring injury), Carlos Terán (Hamstring injury) and David Poreba (Torn ligaments) will miss out on this game.

It’s our belief that Men in Red might make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, going with Jeff Gal, Jonathan Dean, Omar Gonzalez, Jack Elliott, Andrew Gutman, Kellyn Acosta, Rominigue Kouamé, Brian Gutierrez, Philip Zinckernagel, Tom Barlow and Jonathan Bamba.

✨ Prediction

We are of the inclination to think that Chicago Fire and D.C. United could both end up scoring at least one each in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating the two teams.

Looks like a high-scoring draw might be possible, as we’re expecting it to be that close. That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 2-2 score when the full-time whistle blows.

Renata Leite, 23:03 07/06/2025