Thursday , 1 October 2026

Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Charlotte FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 17 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Sam Rogers
Y 24' Mauricio Pineda
Ashley Westwood 77' Y
Pep Biel 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
5
Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Chicago Fire FC H 1–4 L
14 May Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
11 May Nashville SC A 1–2 L
03 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–4 L
26 Apr New England Revolution H 0–1 L
19 Apr San Diego FC H 3–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Charlotte FC A 4–1 W
10 May Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
04 May Orlando City SC H 0–0 D
27 Apr Nashville SC A 2–7 L
20 Apr FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L
13 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC
#4 Position #5
43 Points 42
27 Played 26
12 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
47 Scored 46
38 Conceded 38
+9 GD +8
1.59 PPG 1.62
44% Win % 46%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Charlotte FC are 4th (43 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' Ivory Coast international Dje Davilla has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 8' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sam Rogers on 8 minutes.
  • 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' Charlotte FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' Mauricio Pineda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 24.
  • 29' Chris Brady needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 39' Charlotte FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 42' Jonathan Bamba adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Nick Scardina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' Charlotte FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 60' The Mexico Brian Gutierrez breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 0-2!
  • 63' Fresh legs for Charlotte FC! Eryk Williamson comes on to replace Djibril Diani.
  • 64' What a moment for Philip Zinckernagel! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 68' Liel Abada makes way for Kerwin Vargas at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 70' Patrick Agyemang adds to his 0 season tally! Charlotte FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Omari Glasgow is hanging Philip Zinckernagel on the field on 73 minute.
  • 77' Ashley Westwood picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Brian Gutierrez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Rominigue Kouame gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Sergio Oregel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Pep Biel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Hugo Cuypers is replaced by Tom Barlow on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 1-4.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC 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

Charlotte FC Form

2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-14 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-11 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2025-04-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2025-04-19 Charlotte FC 3–0 San Diego FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-05-04 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2025-04-27 Nashville SC 7–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2025-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC41% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC35%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
59%
Charlotte FC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlotte FC32% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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