Saturday , 14 November 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Thu 16 May 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Carlos Teran 34' Y
Rafael Czichos 50' Y
Y 64' Patrick Agyemang
Y 73' Brecht Dejaegere

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

5
5
Chicago Fire FC 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
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 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
16 May Charlotte FC H 0–1 L
12 May St. Louis City A 1–3 L
05 May New England Revolution H 0–1 L
28 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–0 D
21 Apr Real Salt Lake H 0–4 L
13 Apr New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
11 May Nashville SC H 1–0 W
04 May Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
27 Apr New York City FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L
13 Apr Toronto FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Charlotte FC
#4 Position #5
55 Points 54
34 Played 34
16 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 9 / 10
64 Scored 66
54 Conceded 51
+10 GD +15
1.62 PPG 1.59
47% Win % 44%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
8/5
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/5
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/8
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 13 G 10 A
Idan Gorno 13 G 4 A
Liel Abada 10 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Soldier Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chicago Fire FC and Charlotte FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Charlotte FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Charlotte FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Charlotte FC's shape.
  • 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ashley Westwood suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Rafael Czichos. He receives a card.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Ashley Westwood makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Charlotte FC are in front.
  • 62' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 62 minute. Junior Urso leaves to be changed by Brandt Bronico.
  • 64' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 67' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Xherdan Shaqiri has done his job and it is now time for Omari Glasgow to step up.
  • 70' A change in the Charlotte FC ranks — Nikola Petkovic exits the field as Scott Arfield enters on 70.
  • 73' Brecht Dejaegere is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 78' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Federico Navarro by Fabian Herbers on 78 minute.
  • 83' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Chris Mueller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Charlotte FC ring the changes. Joao Pedro has done his job and it is now time for Jaylin Lindsey to step up.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Charlotte FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

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

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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-05-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2024-04-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L 2024-04-13 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Charlotte FC Form

2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC W 2024-05-11 Charlotte FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2024-05-04 Charlotte FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-04-27 New York City FC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-04-21 Charlotte FC 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2024-04-13 Charlotte FC 3–2 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 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 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC29% Draw26% Charlotte FC45%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Charlotte FC
71%
Chicago Fire FC or Charlotte FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC24% Draw44% Charlotte FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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