Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

MLS · 2024

Charlotte FC

4 – 3

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 2 Oct 2024 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Liel Abada 16' Y

Y 64' Federico Navarro

Karol Swiderski 69' Y

Kristijan Kahlina 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Charlotte FC 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC 2023-05-17 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–3	W
28 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	New England Revolution	H	4–0	W
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	0–2	L
14 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
31 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Charlotte FC	A	3–4	L
29 Sep	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
15 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Chicago Fire FC
#5	Position	#4
54	Points	55
34	Played	34
15 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
66	Scored	64
51	Conceded	54
+15	GD	+10
1.59	PPG	1.62
44%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

8/5

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/5

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/8

76+

12/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	13 G	10 A
Idan Gorno	13 G	4 A
Liel Abada	10 G	5 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Bank of America Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Charlotte FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
8' A stunning finish from Karol Swiderski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
16' A moment of madness from Liel Abada on 16 minutes earns him a card. Charlotte FC will be frustrated.
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Mueller is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
25' What a strike from Fabian Herbers! The score is 1-1.
30' Magnificent from Junior Urso! That is 18 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' Tobias Salquist gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Wyatt Omsberg and will look to change the dynamic.
39' Tim Ream has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 351 appearances.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Brilliant from the ! Karol Swiderski makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 45.
46' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Reynolds is hanging Arnaud Souquet on the field on 46 minute.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Assisted by Karol Swiderski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Liel Abada makes no mistake. 4-1!
59' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Tom Barlow on, Georgios Koutsias off on 59 minutes.
60' Chris Mueller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fabian Herbers at the 60 minute mark.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Federico Navarro is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 64.
64' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Gimenez is replaced by Federico Navarro.
67' What a moment for Kellyn Acosta! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
69' Karol Swiderski picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Junior Urso is replaced by Djibril Diani.
78' USA international Wyatt Omsberg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
79' Jamie Paterson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pep Biel on 79 minute.
84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' Brandt Bronico makes way for Iuri Tavares at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
90' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Kristijan Kahlina gets a card.
It finishes all square. Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 4-3.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ashley Westwood
3
Tim Ream
14
Nathan Byrne
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Iuri Tavares 88'
9
Karol Swiderski ↓ Patrick Agyemang 73'
30
Junior Urso ↓ Djibril Diani 73'
29
Adilson Malanda
1
Kristijan Kahlina
11
Liel Abada ↓ Kerwin Vargas 73'
34
Andrew Privett
10
Pep Biel ↓ Jamie Paterson 79'

Bench

7
Jamie Paterson ↑ 79'
24
Jaylin Lindsey
22
David Bingham
6
Bill Tuiloma
21
Jere Uronen
28
Djibril Diani ↑ 73'
38
Iuri Tavares ↑ 88'
18
Kerwin Vargas ↑ 73'
33
Patrick Agyemang ↑ 73'

Coach Dean Smith

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Chris Mueller 60'
23
Kellyn Acosta
16
Wyatt Omsberg ↓ Tobias Salquist 34'
2
Arnaud Souquet ↓ Justin Reynolds 46'
30
Gaston Gimenez ↓ Federico Navarro 64'
11
Ariel Lassiter
17
Brian Gutierrez
19
Georgios Koutsias ↓ Tom Barlow 59'
34
Chris Brady
24
Jonathan Dean

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-09-28 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-09-21 Charlotte FC 4–0 New England Revolution W 2024-09-19 Orlando City SC 2–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-09-14 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-08-31 Charlotte FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2024-09-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.49 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC60% Draw20% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

40%

Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC43% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

3.3%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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