| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6/15 | 5-7 |
| Aston Villa | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/15 | 3-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 688 | 1 | 0 | -1 | L | 657 | +31 |
| Aston Villa | 109 | 7 | 14 | 3 | WDWLD | 126 | -17 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2012-07-21
0 points for Chicago Fire (688th), 14 for Aston Villa (109th): a 14-point gap. Recent form flatters Chicago Fire's table spot — 657th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 688th. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Chicago Fire ran at 0 scored and 1 conceded, Aston Villa at 1.71 and 1.29.
Toyota Park in Bridgeview staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000.
