Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Chicago Fire & Sacramento Republic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Visit Tucson Sun Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Chicago Fire form and stats
6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Chicago Fire so far this season.
The spoils were shared in Chicago Fire's previous game, also at home. Visiting New England travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The hometeam coach Hendrickson made a successful contribution in the game against New England, bringing on Monis who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
In the game before, an away victory in the Major League Soccer match versus Cincinnati with a 3-2 scoreline.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Chicago, as the Visit Tucson Sun Cup home game vs Colorado Springs is only three days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Chicago Fire's 17 home games: {0 goals}, 0 conceded.
Sacramento Republic form and stats
Playing away, Sacramento Republic have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 9 defeats in the USL Championship this season.
Sacramento Republic play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Colorado Springs (after extra-time).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus New Mexico United in the USL Championship.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sacramento Republic manager Briggs as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Real Salt Lake.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sacramento as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. 23 goals have been conceded by Sacramento Republic in these games.
Head 2 Head
Chicago Fire missing players
Sacramento Republic missing players
| Chicago Fire | Sacramento Republic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.5 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 40% | ||
| 12.3 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 5 | New York City | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 7 | New York RB | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 13 | Orlando City | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 15 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 19 | New England | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 20 | Charlotte | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 22 | Atlanta United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 24 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 27 | Toronto | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 28 | DC United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Antonio | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 77 |
| 2 | San Diego Loyal | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 55 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 60 |
| 3 | Colorado Springs | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 55 |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 53 |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 51 |
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Oakland Roots | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 52 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 45 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 63 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 40 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 39 | -17 | 40 |
| 13 | Orange County | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -10 | 34 |