Chicago came back from two down to draw 2-2 with Orlando

Chicago Fire rescued a point at Soldier Field after Orlando City SC had the far smaller share of the chances.

Chicago Fire were two goals behind at Soldier Field and still came away with a point. Antoine Griezmann had put Orlando City SC two up by the 35th minute, but Jonathan Bamba pulled one back early in the second half and Maren Haile-Selassie levelled from close range at 69 minutes. Chicago's equaliser came with 21 minutes left, and it changed how the afternoon should be read.

Chicago had far more of the ball than they usually do at home. They held 58% possession, where their home average over their last twelve matches is 52.6%, and they took 20 shots when they normally take 13.7. Thirteen of those shots came from inside the box, the area where most goals are scored and where a chance is most likely to become one.

Expected goals, or xG, gives each shot a value based on how often shots of that kind go in. Chicago's 2.08 is well above their home average of 1.08 and the league figure of 1.51 per side, so their chances were of better quality than usual, not just more numerous. They scored twice, a little more than their usual 1.6 at home, which means they turned their better chances into goals at roughly the rate the chances deserved.

Orlando had a very different afternoon in terms of the numbers. They had 42% of the ball, well below the 55% they average away from home, and they managed 9 shots when they usually take 13.1. Their chances were worth 0.61 in total, against a normal figure of 1.79 on the road. Iván Angulo scored after six minutes with Griezmann providing the assist, and Griezmann's double involvement, a goal and an assist, earned him a rating of 8.6 for the match.

Orlando's two goals were slightly below the 2.4 they usually score away, which makes the story less about their finishing than about how little they needed. A side that struggled to keep the ball and had only nine attempts still led for most of the match. That is the point to hold onto: their chances were thin, but they were made to count while they lasted.

Bamba had a busy match for Chicago. He scored at 57 minutes, set up Haile-Selassie's equaliser, and had four shots, two of them on target, which earned him a rating of 7.5. Haile-Selassie's goal was enough to earn him 8.2, the best rating on the home side. At the other end, Chicago allowed Orlando chances worth 0.61, well under the 1.32 they usually concede at home, although they still let in two, a little more than their usual 1.7.

Orlando had been in front for 63 minutes before Haile-Selassie's goal, so the draw costs them a result they had been protecting for most of the afternoon.

Player of the matchA. Griezmann1 goal · 1 assist8.6

M. Haile-Selassie1 goal8.2

J. Bamba1 goal · 1 assist7.5

I. Angulo1 goal7.4