United host the Chicago Fire for the only time this season at RFK Saturday night (7 PM, NewsChannel 8). The two longtime Eastern Conference foes have a long history of matchups starting back in 1998. Take a look at this matchup in numbers ahead of the Black-and-Red's last home match until September 24.
53
The two sides have met 53 times over the years in the regular season. United hold the upper hand, winning 21 matches, losing 18 and drawing 14. At RFK, the Black-and-Red boast an even better record (14-8-5)
36
The number of away matches Chicago went without a win before defeating the Montreal Impact 3-0 last weekend, dating back to July 23, 2014. The Fire have since followed up their victory with a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy and are coming to the nation's capital on a two-game unbeaten streak.
27
Both United and the Fire have scored exactly 27 goals in 2016. While the Black-and-Red have found goals from up and down the lineup (seven players have scored at least two goals), Chicago rely heavily on Ghanaian David Accam (seven goals).
5
Bill Hamid's rank among goalkeepers for best Goals Against Average. The 25-year-old is averaging 1.08 goals allowed in his 12 starts this season.
4
United are undefeated in their last four home matches against the Fire dating back to March of 2014.
3
The number of penalty kick goals scored by the Black-and-Red this season. Lamar Neagle scored his fourth goal of the year (tied for the team lead) Wednesday after Patrick Nyarko was brought down in the area.
