Tuesday , 28 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 3 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Hugo Cuypers 16' 1–0
1–1 24' Evander
Hugo Cuypers 28' 2–1
2–2 31' Evander
2–3 90+7' Evander pen
R 56' Kyle Smith
Y 68' Kevin Denkey
Y 90' Ayoub Lajhar
Dje Davilla 90' Y
Y 90' Andrei Chirila

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Assistant 1 Cameron Blanchard (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Logan Brown
7 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 17 39
2 Internacional CF Miami 17 37
3 New England Revolution 16 29
4 Chicago Fire FC 16 26
5 New York City FC 17 25
6 Charlotte FC 17 25
7 FC Cincinnati 17 23
8 D.C. United SC 17 22
9 New York Red Bulls 17 22
10 Orlando City SC 17 20
11 Columbus Crew SC 17 19
12 Toronto FC 17 16
13 Montreal Impact FC 17 15
14 Philadelphia Union 17 13
15 Atlanta United FC 17 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 33
17 Los Angeles FC 18 33
18 San Jose Earthquakes 17 33
19 FC Dallas 17 26
20 Real Salt Lake 16 26
21 Houston Dynamo 16 26
22 St. Louis City 17 25
23 Seattle Sounders FC 16 24
24 Minnesota United FC 17 23
25 Portland Timbers 17 21
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 18 21
27 San Diego FC 17 20
28 Colorado Rapids SC 17 19
29 Austin FC 17 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 17 14

Head-to-Head

4
4
8
Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L
26 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 5–0 W
18 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–3 D
12 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
25 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC A 4–4 D
18 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–3 D
11 Apr Toronto FC A 1–1 D
04 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–4 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati
#4 Position #7
26 Points 23
16 Played 17
8 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 5 / 6
30 Scored 41
22 Conceded 42
+8 GD -1
1.63 PPG 1.35
50% Win % 35%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (26 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
6/3
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/6
31-45
8/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Soldier Field will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 50% of all matches.
  • 16' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hugo Cuypers on 16.
  • 21' Chicago Fire 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.
  • 24' Evander adds to his 8 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' GOAL! Hugo Cuypers scores on 28.
  • 31' Evander makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 276 games and scored 395 goals.
  • 46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 51' Sweden international Anton Saletros has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a card for Kyle Smith.
  • 61' Andrew Gutman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 24 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Jack Elliott has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 88' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Ayoub Lajhar was booked on 90.
  • Full Time. FC Cincinnati beats Chicago Fire FC

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 7
Hugo Cuypers 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Jhon Duran 3
Brian Gutierrez 3
Robert Beric 3
Brandon Vazquez 2
Rafael Czichos 2

Head to Head

2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-11 Toronto FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.83 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw22% FC Cincinnati29%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
51%
Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw33% FC Cincinnati24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 2
4.1%
3 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 15% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 18% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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