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Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Dignity Health Sports Park
Chicago Fire

LA Galaxy
3 - 0
Chicago Fire

Boyd (29'), Puig (72'), Sharp (90' pen.)
FT(HT: 1-0)

Gimenez (2'), Dean (89')
Gimenez (27')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Vancouver 4-2 LA Galaxy
Sunday, July 16 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Chicago Fire 1-3 Orlando City
Monday, August 21 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Chicago Fire

The goals have dried up a bit for both teams of late but we expect an open and end to end affair on Sunday. We also fancy the hosts to come out on top, albeit by only a narrow margin.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 51.38%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 26.14% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.9%) and 2-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 1-2 (6.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Los Angeles Galaxy would win this match.

Result
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawChicago Fire
51.38% (0.98099999999999 0.98) 22.48% (-0.279 -0.28) 26.14% (-0.704 -0.7)
Both teams to score 61.4% (0.323 0.32)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.41% (0.722 0.72)38.59% (-0.726 -0.73)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.11% (0.759 0.76)60.89% (-0.763 -0.76)
Los Angeles Galaxy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.8% (0.596 0.6)15.2% (-0.601 -0.6)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.16% (1.12 1.12)43.83% (-1.123 -1.12)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.4% (-0.131 -0.13)27.59% (0.127 0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.88% (-0.16699999999999 -0.17)63.12% (0.163 0.16)
Score Analysis
    Los Angeles Galaxy 51.38%
    Chicago Fire 26.14%
    Draw 22.48%
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawChicago Fire
2-1 @ 9.58% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
1-0 @ 7.9% (-0.106 -0.11)
2-0 @ 7.44% (0.055000000000001 0.06)
3-1 @ 6.02% (0.147 0.15)
3-0 @ 4.67% (0.131 0.13)
3-2 @ 3.87% (0.08 0.08)
4-1 @ 2.83% (0.126 0.13)
4-0 @ 2.2% (0.105 0.11)
4-2 @ 1.83% (0.075 0.08)
5-1 @ 1.07% (0.069 0.07)
Other @ 3.96%
Total : 51.38%
1-1 @ 10.17% (-0.17 -0.17)
2-2 @ 6.17% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-0 @ 4.19% (-0.146 -0.15)
3-3 @ 1.66% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 0.28%
Total : 22.48%
1-2 @ 6.55% (-0.136 -0.14)
0-1 @ 5.4% (-0.208 -0.21)
0-2 @ 3.48% (-0.147 -0.15)
1-3 @ 2.81% (-0.069 -0.07)
2-3 @ 2.65% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.49% (-0.069 -0.07)
1-4 @ 0.91% (-0.026 -0.03)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 26.14%

How you voted: LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire

Los Angeles Galaxy
75.0%
Draw
0.0%
Chicago Fire
25.0%
8
Head to Head
Aug 9, 2020 11.30pm
Mar 3, 2019 1am
Gameweek 1
LA Galaxy
2-1
Chicago Fire
Steres (68'), Ibrahimovic (80')
Alvarez (83')
Sapong (49')
Marcelo (44')
Apr 14, 2018 8.30pm
Gameweek 7
Chicago Fire
0-1
LA Galaxy

Vincent (45'), Gordon (48')
Ibrahimovic (45')
Alessandrini (35'), Kitchen (77'), Cole (89')
May 7, 2017 3.30am
LA Galaxy
2-2
Chicago Fire
Steres (56'), Dos Santos (65')
Alessandrini (74')
Accam (13' pen.), Nikolic (16')
Vincent (60'), Schweinsteiger (90')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7DC United113531617-114
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
9New York City FCNY City114251112-114
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta103341411312
11CF MontrealMontreal103341320-712
12Nashville SCNashville102531418-411
13Chicago Fire112451119-810
14Orlando City102351118-79
15New England RevolutionNew England10217718-117

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake11632189921
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy115422117419
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
5Colorado RapidsColorado115331815318
6Austin FCAustin114431413116
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Seattle SoundersSeattle112451313010
12Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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