Stored context before this match
Before this match, Chicago Fire have 16 scored home results and DC United 16 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Chicago Fire at home: 1.31 points per match (16 measured matches); DC United away: 0.56 points per match (16 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Chicago Fire scored 1.75 per home match (16 measured matches); DC United scored 1.44 away (16). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.60 per club appearance across 760 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 25 of 32 pooled club appearances (78.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Chicago Fire: 2 wins; DC United: 6 wins; draws: 2.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.