Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Chicago Fire FC

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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.

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#9
42	Points	33
26	Played	26
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 9 / 9
46	Scored	55
38	Conceded	64
+8	GD	-9
1.62	PPG	1.27
46%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 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

FC Cincinnati

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/9

31-45

9/9

46-60

5/11

61-75

4/4

76+

13/7

■ 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

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	14 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	7 G	2 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati get this one started.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jaap Stam will be considering his options from the bench.
10' The 40-year-old Kenneth Vermeer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' 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.
25' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johan Kappelhof made 283 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Gustavo Vallecilla, a Ecuador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' 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.
50' Alvaro Barreal puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
54' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jhon Espinoza exits the field as Alvaro Medran enters on 54.
55' Carlos Teran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mauricio Pineda on 55 minute.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' Brandon Vazquez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 292 appearances.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
72' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brandon Vazquez is hanging Brenner da Silva on the field on 72 minute.
73' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Brenner da Silva is replaced by Brandon Vazquez on 73 minute.
78' Curacao international Jurgen Locadia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
79' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Ignacio Aliseda trudges off to be replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 79 minutes.
79' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Alvaro Barreal gets a Yellow card.
83' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Alvaro Barreal departs to be replaced by Nick Hagglund.
84' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Allan Cruz gets a Yellow card.
89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
21
Fabian Herbers
5
Francisco Calvo
4
Johan Kappelhof ↓ Alvaro Medran 54'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 79'
2
Boris Sekulic
8
Luka Stojanovic
14
Jhon Espinoza ↓ Brian Gutierrez 54'
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Carlos Teran 54'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

12
Geoff Cameron
25
Kenneth Vermeer
7
Yuya Kubo
8
Allan Cruz
11
Luciano Acosta
18
Ronald Matarrita
31
Alvaro Barreal ↓ Nick Hagglund 83'
23
Isaac Atanga ↓ Jurgen Locadia 73'
13
Joseph-Claude Gyau
9
Brenner da Silva ↓ Brandon Vazquez 73'
5
Gustavo Vallecilla

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Evander	7
Hugo Cuypers	5
Luciano Acosta	4
Brian Gutierrez	3
Robert Beric	3
Jhon Duran	3
Rafael Czichos	2
Ignacio Aliseda	2

Head to Head

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

1.87 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.36 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC44% Draw26% FC Cincinnati30%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

70%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

56%

Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC36% Draw42% FC Cincinnati22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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