Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field 17,764 HT 45' · FT 45'
Maren Haile-Selassie 13' 1–0
Y 3' Tomas Jacob
Philip Zinckernagel 8' Y
Leonardo Barroso 48' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Assistant 1 Cameron Blanchard (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Ryan Graves (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Gerard Lebuis (Canada)
6 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 2.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2025-07-16 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2025-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-04-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-03-31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
15 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
28 Feb Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
04 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
21 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
14 Mar Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
08 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
01 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Atlanta United FC
#4 Position #15
29 Points 12
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 12
32 Scored 19
23 Conceded 33
+9 GD -14
1.71 PPG 0.67
53% Win % 17%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Controversy at the stadium! Tomas Jacob argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Philip Zinckernagel on 8.
  • 13' GOAL! Maren Haile-Selassie scores on 13. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba
  • 18' Cayman Togashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
  • 53' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 284 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 66' The whistle greets Cooper Wyatt Sanchez as he departs to be replaced by Steven Alzate.
  • 68' Jonathan Dean gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Leonardo Barroso and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' Emmanuel Latte Lath makes way for Cayman Togashi at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
  • 83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Jonathan Bamba is replaced by Puso Dithejane on 89 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2025-07-16 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2025-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-04-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-03-31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-03-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-02-28 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2026-03-01 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC63% Draw23% Atlanta United FC14%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
37%
Chicago Fire FC or Atlanta United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw45% Atlanta United FC11%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 25% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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