Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 85' Mo Adams

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee
  • Referee

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
4
7
Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep Houston Dynamo H 4–0 W
19 Sep Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
12 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
06 Sep New England Revolution H 1–2 L
02 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L
23 Sep FC Dallas H 1–0 W
19 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–2 L
13 Sep Nashville SC A 2–4 L
10 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
06 Sep Orlando City SC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Atlanta United FC
#5 Position #14
42 Points 27
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 14
46 Scored 32
38 Conceded 45
+8 GD -13
1.62 PPG 1.00
46% Win % 26%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Soldier Field!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Reynolds II made 282 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Fabian Herbers makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 12' Brandt Bronico has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 282 appearances.
  • 17' Gaston Gimenez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 27' It’s high time Stephen Glass made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' Robert Beric is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' The 30-year-old Jon Gallagher has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Adam Jahn as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Wolff steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 67' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. C.J. Sapong is hanging Robert Beric on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephen Glass will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 73' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mo Adams is hanging Jeff Larentowicz on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Jeff Larentowicz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Elliot Collier. He replaces Djordje Mihailovic on 79 minute.
  • 80' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Miguel Navarro is hanging Ignacio Aliseda on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Manuel Castro comes on to replace Jake Mulraney.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mo Adams.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Brandt Bronico on 90 minute.
  • 2-0 the final result. Atlanta United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Glass

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2020-09-23 Atlanta United FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2020-09-19 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2020-09-13 Nashville SC 4–2 Atlanta United FC L 2020-09-10 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2020-09-06 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.16 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Chicago Fire FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC59% Draw22% Atlanta United FC19%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
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 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
41%
Chicago Fire FC or Atlanta United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw40% Atlanta United FC16%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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