Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#3 Position #9
26 Points 18
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
27 Scored 21
16 Conceded 25
+11 GD -4
1.86 PPG 1.20
57% Win % 27%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting D.C. United SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' D.C. United SC have won 380 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Ulises Segura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Russell Canouse, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for C.J. Sapong.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Johan Kappelhof.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
  • 65' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Russell Canouse is withdrawn and Chris Durkin gets his opportunity.
  • 69' Donovan Pines was booked on 69.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire SC. Nemanja Nikolics is replaced by Amando Moreno.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' Nicolas Gaitan makes way for Diego Campos at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire SC.
  • 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Dax McCarty has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' D.C. United SC make a change. Paul Arriola trudges off to be replaced by Joseph Mora on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Wayne Rooney exits the field as Ulises Segura enters on 90.
  • The final score is 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
Jonathan Bornstein 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Ulises Segura 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
1.75 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw27% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
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
76%
Draw or D.C. United SC
51%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw45% D.C. United SC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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