Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Thu 24 Jun 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 79' Alvaro Barreal
Y 84' Allan Cruz
Y 84' Brandon Vazquez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
4
8
Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
19 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
29 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
22 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
14 May D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
08 May Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
19 Jun Colorado Rapids SC H 0–2 L
29 May New England Revolution H 0–1 L
22 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
16 May Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
01 May Orlando City SC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati
#4 Position #6
29 Points 26
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
32 Scored 45
23 Conceded 44
+9 GD +1
1.71 PPG 1.44
53% Win % 39%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ 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' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome FC Cincinnati for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jaap Stam might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 278 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Gustavo Vallecilla has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Alvaro Barreal has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
  • 54' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Jhon Espinoza trudges off to be replaced by Alvaro Medran on 54 minutes.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Teran. He replaces Mauricio Pineda on 55 minute.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Isaac Atanga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 72' FC Cincinnati make a change. Brenner da Silva trudges off to be replaced by Brandon Vazquez on 72 minutes.
  • 73' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Brenner da Silva has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Vazquez to step up.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Ignacio Aliseda is withdrawn and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alvaro Barreal.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Nick Hagglund. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 83 minute.
  • 84' Allan Cruz was booked on 84.
  • 89' FC Cincinnati have won 357 goals from 247 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-22 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New England Revolution L 2021-05-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-05-16 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-05-01 Orlando City SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.96 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw25% FC Cincinnati31%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
56%
Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw41% FC Cincinnati23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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