Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 1 Jun 2019 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Franco Escobar 33' Y
Y 59' Jorge Luis Corrales
Y 77' Bastian Schweinsteiger

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-01 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
29 May Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
25 May Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
19 May New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
16 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
12 May Orlando City SC H 1–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jun Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
30 May D.C. United SC A 3–3 D
25 May New York City FC H 1–1 D
18 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
12 May Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
09 May New England Revolution H 5–0 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire FC
#14 Position #3
11 Points 26
14 Played 14
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
14 Scored 27
23 Conceded 16
-9 GD +11
0.79 PPG 1.86
21% Win % 57%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Atlanta United FC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Francisco Calvo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maren Haile-Selassie scoring 1 goals.
  • 12' Atlanta United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Josef Martinez on 12.
  • 17' Nemanja Nikolics needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' Franco Escobar was booked on 33.
  • 38' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' A stunning finish from Josef Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 48' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brek Shea is hanging Dion Pereira on the field on 55 minute.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jorge Luis Corrales.
  • 63' Chicago Fire SC ring the changes. Nemanja Nikolics has done his job and it is now time for Przemyslaw Frankowski to step up.
  • 68' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Aleksandar Katai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Jeff Larentowicz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Gressel on 72 minute.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Bastian Schweinsteiger. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 80' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 80 minute. Gonzalo Martinez leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
  • 81' Chicago Fire SC make a change. Aleksandar Katai trudges off to be replaced by Fabian Herbers on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • Chicago Fire FC will have plenty to reflect on. Atlanta United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Ronaldo Cisneros 3
Josef Martinez 3
Johan Kappelhof 2
Ignacio Aliseda 2
Jamal Thiare 2
C.J. Sapong 2

Head to Head

2019-06-01 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-06-01 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-05-29 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-05-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2019-05-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-05-12 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Orlando City SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-06-01 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-05-18 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC49% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Atlanta United FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC32% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.