Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Charlotte FC

0 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 26 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium 31,011 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 58' Johan Gomez

Y 23' Sergio Oregel

Djibril Diani 34' Y

Allan Saint-Maximin 38' Y

Pep Biel 74' Y

Y 81' David Poreba

Ashley Westwood 82' Y

Tim Ream 90' Y

Tim Ream 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Charlotte FC 29 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 29 games · 48 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Chris Penso
Assistant 1 Justin Howard (USA)

8 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2025-06-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Charlotte FC 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC 2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	2–1	W
12 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	3–3	D
09 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
05 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	2–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–3	L
13 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
10 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	Toronto FC	A	4–4	D
29 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Chicago Fire FC
#5	Position	#4
46	Points	48
29	Played	29
13 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	14 / 6 / 9
51	Scored	52
43	Conceded	43
+8	GD	+9
1.59	PPG	1.66
45%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

28% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Charlotte FC are 5th (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

8/7

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/7

61-75

7/7

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

8/2

16-30

7/6

31-45

4/8

46-60

6/8

61-75

8/2

76+

5/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	12 G	8 A
Idan Gorno	9 G	2 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	11 G	4 A
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Bank of America Stadium as Charlotte FC face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Liel Abada is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
10' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
15' 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 Djibril Diani suffering a number of foals already.
20' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Sergio Oregel gets a card.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Djibril Diani is booked for Charlotte FC — card on 34.
39' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Allan Saint-Maximin gets a card.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Charlotte FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact 4-3-3.
49' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Tyger Smalls on, Archie Goodwin off on 49 minutes.
54' Allan Saint-Maximin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 447 appearances.
58' GOAL! Johan Gomez fires home to make it 0-1!
63' Tim Ream has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
68' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Kristijan Kahlina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
70' David Schnegg gets the nod from Charlotte FC. He replaces Djibril Diani and will look to change the dynamic.
74' The referee shows Charlotte FC player a card on 74.
75' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Sergio Oregel has done his job and it is now time for Mauricio Pineda to step up.
80' The supporters are chanting for David Poreba. He replaces Jonathan Bamba on 80 minute.
81' A moment of madness from David Poreba on 81 minutes earns him a card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
82' Ashley Westwood has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 82.
82' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Byrne is hanging Will Cleary on the field on 82 minute.
87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Charlotte FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' Tim Ream picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

8
Ashley Westwood
3
Tim Ream
17
Luca de la Torre ↓ Brandt Bronico 70'
15
Harry Toffolo ↓ Nathan Richmond 81'
10
Allan Saint-Maximin
22
Henry Kessler
28
Djibril Diani ↓ David Schnegg 70'
7
Archie Goodwin ↓ Tyger Smalls 49'
1
Kristijan Kahlina
16
Pep Biel
35
Will Cleary ↓ Nathan Byrne 81'

Bench

14
Nathan Byrne ↑ 81'
21
Tyler Miller
13
Brandt Bronico ↑ 70'
23
David Schnegg ↑ 70'
4
Andrew Privett
25
Tyger Smalls ↑ 49'
20
Baye Coulibaly
44
Morrison Agyemang
71
Nathan Richmond ↑ 81'

Coach Dean Smith

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

15
Andrew Gutman ↑ 75'
22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 75'
25
Jeffrey Gal
5
Sam Rogers ↑ 80'
29
David Poreba ↑ 80'
28
Dean Boltz

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Karol Swiderski	7
Kacper Przybylko	3
Brian Gutierrez	3
Ashley Westwood	2
Brandon Cambridge	2
Robert Lewandowski	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Pep Biel	2

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-19 D.C. United SC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC D 2026-09-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-09-05 Charlotte FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2026-08-29 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Charlotte FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-09-05 Toronto FC 4–4 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC36% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC37%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

64%

Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC28% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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