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

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
#3 Position #14
26 Points 11
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
27 Scored 14
16 Conceded 23
+11 GD -9
1.86 PPG 0.79
57% Win % 21%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Soldier Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a card on 3.
  • 8' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
  • 13' Goal! Maren Haile-Selassie scores his 16 goal in 20 matches.
  • 18' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maren Haile-Selassie scoring 1 goals.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 275 games and scored 393 goals.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Leonardo Barroso.
  • 53' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 66 minute. Cooper Wyatt Sanchez leaves to be changed by Steven Alzate.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Dean. He replaces Leonardo Barroso on 68 minute.
  • 73' Chris Brady has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' Cayman Togashi is replacing Emmanuel Latte Lath for the Atlanta United FC side.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Enea Mihaj, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 89' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Bamba departs to be replaced by Puso Dithejane.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
Ronaldo Cisneros 3
Josef Martinez 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
C.J. Sapong 2
Ezequiel Barco 2
Fabian Herbers 2
Johan Kappelhof 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
1.73 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC62% Draw24% Atlanta United FC14%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
38%
Chicago Fire FC or Atlanta United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw47% Atlanta United FC11%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.6%
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
4 – 0
3.3%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 26% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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