Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 28 Jul 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
C.J. Sapong 54' Y
Johan Kappelhof 58' Y
Y 69' Donovan Pines

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu

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

4
8
6
Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
20 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
18 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
14 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
07 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
04 Jul Atlanta United FC H 5–1 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
21 Jul Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
19 Jul FC Cincinnati A 4–1 W
12 Jul New England Revolution H 2–2 D
05 Jul FC Dallas A 0–2 L
30 Jun Toronto FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC D.C. United SC
#5 Position #11
42 Points 30
26 Played 26
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
46 Scored 34
38 Conceded 42
+8 GD -8
1.62 PPG 1.15
46% Win % 23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ 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
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 285 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' 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.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire SC player. C.J. Sapong gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Johan Kappelhof.
  • 63' Bastian Schweinsteiger has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 65 minute. Russell Canouse leaves to be changed by Chris Durkin.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Donovan Pines on 69.
  • 70' Chicago Fire SC make a change. Nemanja Nikolics trudges off to be replaced by Amando Moreno on 70 minutes.
  • 75' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 76' Another change for Chicago Fire SC made on 76 minute. Nicolas Gaitan leaves to be changed by Diego Campos.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 88' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joseph Mora is hanging Paul Arriola on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Ulises Segura is replacing Wayne Rooney for the D.C. United SC side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ola Kamara 6
Christian Benteke 4
Tom Barlow 3
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Ulises Segura 2
C.J. Sapong 2
Jonathan Bornstein 2

Head to Head

2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2019-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-07-19 FC Cincinnati 1–4 D.C. United SC W 2019-07-12 D.C. United SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2019-07-05 FC Dallas 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-06-30 D.C. United SC 1–1 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC46% Draw27% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
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
73%
Draw or D.C. United SC
54%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw45% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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