Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#5 Position #4
42 Points 43
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 8
46 Scored 47
38 Conceded 38
+8 GD +9
1.62 PPG 1.59
46% Win % 44%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Charlotte FC are 4th (43 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ 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
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Soldier Field will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and Charlotte FC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Brian Gutierrez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Kerwin Vargas, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' Carlos Teran has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 34.
  • 39' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Robert Lewandowski scoring 2 goals.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Charlotte FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Rafael Czichos picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' A stunning finish from Ashley Westwood — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 62' Charlotte FC make a change. Junior Urso trudges off to be replaced by Brandt Bronico on 62 minutes.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a card for Patrick Agyemang.
  • 67' Omari Glasgow gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Xherdan Shaqiri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Nikola Petkovic is replaced by Scott Arfield on 70 minute.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a card for Brecht Dejaegere.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Federico Navarro as he leaves the pitch. Fabian Herbers steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' The crowd applauds Joao Pedro as he leaves the pitch. Jaylin Lindsey steps in for Charlotte FC.
  • Charlotte FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
1.25 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Charlotte FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC29% Draw27% Charlotte FC44%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Charlotte FC
71%
Chicago Fire FC or Charlotte FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC23% Draw46% Charlotte FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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