Tuesday , 18 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sun 2 Aug 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Pep Biel
Robert Lewandowski 20' 1–1
Robert Lewandowski 68' 2–1
Anton Saletros 10' Y
Joel Waterman 59' Y
Robert Lewandowski 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jon Freemon
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
4 Los Angeles FC 19 34
5 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
6 Houston Dynamo 18 32
7 New England Revolution 18 30
8 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
9 FC Dallas 18 27
10 Real Salt Lake 17 27
11 New York City FC 18 26
12 FC Cincinnati 18 26
13 St. Louis City 18 26
14 Charlotte FC 18 25
15 New York Red Bulls 18 25
16 Portland Timbers 18 24
17 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
18 Minnesota United FC 18 24
19 D.C. United SC 18 23
20 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
21 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
22 San Diego FC 18 21
23 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
24 Orlando City SC 18 20
25 Toronto FC 18 17
26 Austin FC 18 17
27 Philadelphia Union 18 16
28 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
29 Sporting Kansas City 18 14
30 Atlanta United FC 18 12

Head-to-Head

4
5
Chicago Fire FC 9 games · Avg 4.0 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2025-06-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Charlotte FC 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC 2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
25 Jul New York City FC A 1–3 L
22 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
24 May Toronto FC H 2–1 W
16 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
13 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
25 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–0 W
23 Jul Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
23 May New England Revolution H 1–0 W
16 May Toronto FC H 3–1 W
13 May New York City FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Charlotte FC
#8 Position #14
29 Points 25
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
32 Scored 29
23 Conceded 27
+9 GD +2
1.71 PPG 1.39
53% Win % 39%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
39% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 8th (29 pts). Charlotte FC are 14th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
5/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and Charlotte FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Pep Biel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 20' Robert Lewandowski makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Charlotte FC backline.
  • 45' England international Harry Toffolo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Chris Brady has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a card for Joel Waterman.
  • 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 68' Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores his 304 goal in 540 matches.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — David Schnegg on, Harry Toffolo off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Jonathan Bamba by Puso Dithejane on 74 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Liel Abada is replaced by Rodolfo Aloko on 77 minute.
  • 82' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Charlotte FC's compact .
  • 87' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Maren Haile-Selassie is replacing Robin Lod for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Robert Lewandowski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Charlotte FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karol Swiderski 7
Kacper Przybylko 3
Brian Gutierrez 3
Pep Biel 2
Ashley Westwood 2
Brandon Cambridge 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Robert Lewandowski 2

Head to Head

2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC 2025-06-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Charlotte FC 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC 2024-10-02 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC 2024-05-16 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-05-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-05-13 D.C. United SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Charlotte FC Form

2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-23 Charlotte FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2026-05-16 Charlotte FC 3–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.98 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC52% Draw23% Charlotte FC25%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Charlotte FC
48%
Chicago Fire FC or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw41% Charlotte FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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