Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Jhon Duran 39' Y
Y 39' Brandt Bronico
Y 53' Karol Swiderski
Y 54' Derrick Jones
Y 79' Orrin McKinze Gaines
Victor Bezerra 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

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

3
5
Chicago Fire FC 8 games · Avg 4.1 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC 2022-08-06 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–3 L
13 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–3 L
11 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 3–1 W
03 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
31 Aug New England Revolution A 0–0 D
28 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 0–2 L
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
10 Sep New York City FC H 1–0 W
03 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
27 Aug Toronto FC H 0–2 L
21 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–2 L
18 Aug New York City FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Charlotte FC
#3 Position #6
26 Points 21
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
27 Scored 24
16 Conceded 23
+11 GD +1
1.86 PPG 1.40
57% Win % 40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Charlotte FC gets underway.
  • 3' GOAL! Mauricio Pineda scores on 3.
  • 8' Kerwin Vargas, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Nuno Santos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' What composure from Jhon Duran! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 35' Federico Navarro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 24 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' The referee has no hesitation. Jhon Duran is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Karol Swiderski makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 53' The referee shows Charlotte FC player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 54' Derrick Jones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' The crowd applauds Brandt Bronico as he leaves the pitch. Jordy Alcivar steps in for Charlotte FC.
  • 62' Andre Shinyashiki makes way for Orrin McKinze Gaines at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 69' A stunning finish from Karol Swiderski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 69' Daniel Rios makes way for Nuno Santos at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 72' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jhon Duran exits the field as Victor Bezerra enters on 72.
  • 76' Sensational shot from Nuno Santos. Charlotte FC is back in the lead.
  • 77' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Kerwin Vargas has done his job and it is now time for Yordy Reyna to step up.
  • 79' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Brian Gutierrez by Stanislav Ivanov on 79 minute.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Orrin McKinze Gaines argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' Brandt Bronico needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 88' Andre Reynolds II gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Xherdan Shaqiri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Victor Bezerra is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Lattanzio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karol Swiderski 7
Kacper Przybylko 3
Brian Gutierrez 3
Brandon Cambridge 2
Ashley Westwood 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Patrick Agyemang 1
Hugo Cuypers 1

Head to Head

2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC 2022-08-06 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC L 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L

Charlotte FC Form

2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC W 2022-09-10 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC W 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC L 2022-08-27 Charlotte FC 0–2 Toronto FC L 2022-08-21 Charlotte FC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2022-08-18 New York City FC 1–3 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.12 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Charlotte FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw24% Charlotte FC32%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Charlotte FC
56%
Chicago Fire FC or Charlotte FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw39% Charlotte FC25%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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