Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 11 Oct 2020 · 23:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Mike Azira 59' Y
C.J. Sapong 89' Y
Alvaro Medran 90' Y
Bobby Shuttleworth 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Malik Badawi
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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
2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 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
11 Oct D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
03 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 2–2 D
27 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep Houston Dynamo H 4–0 W
19 Sep Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct New York City FC A 1–4 L
03 Oct Atlanta United FC H 0–4 L
27 Sep New England Revolution H 0–2 L
24 Sep Nashville SC A 0–1 L
19 Sep Toronto FC H 2–2 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' C.J. Sapong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 8' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bill Hamid made 285 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bobby Shuttleworth, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Boris Sekulic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Jonathan Bornstein doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 59' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 59 minute. Gelmin Rivas leaves to be changed by Ola Kamara.
  • 63' Ignacio Aliseda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Przemyslaw Frankowski at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Frederic Brillant has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' Elliot Collier is replacing Fabian Herbers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 80' The whistle greets Chris Odoi-Atsem as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Paredes.
  • 84' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Julian Gressel exits the field as Griffin Yow enters on 84.
  • 89' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alvaro Medran. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L

D.C. United SC Form

2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC L 2020-09-27 D.C. United SC 0–2 New England Revolution L 2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2020-09-19 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.06 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC60% Draw22% D.C. United SC18%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
83%
Draw or D.C. United SC
40%
Chicago Fire FC or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw42% D.C. United SC15%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.4%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 23% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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