Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 15 May 2022 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Xherdan Shaqiri 7' Y
Y 7' Junior Moreno
Y 8' Junior Moreno
Y 20' Luciano Acosta
Y 21' Luciano Acosta

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
2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
07 May Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L
01 May New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
23 Apr Minnesota United FC A 0–3 L
17 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
09 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
08 May Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
04 May Toronto FC H 2–0 W
30 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W
24 Apr Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
16 Apr Atlanta United FC A 0–0 D

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' We are underway at Soldier Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Xherdan Shaqiri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 7' The referee has no hesitation. Xherdan Shaqiri is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 7.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Junior Moreno.
  • 13' Jonathan Bornstein has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 18' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luciano Acosta.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Junior Moreno made 281 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Rafael Czichos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 34' Rafael Czichos makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Luciano Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 81 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 59' Chris Mueller is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 60' Jhon Duran is replacing Nnamdi Chinonso Offor for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Dominique Badji is withdrawn and Arquimides Ordonez gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller is replaced by Jairo Torres.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Tyler Blackett. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 75 minute.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' Jhon Espinoza is replacing Jonathan Bornstein for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 83' Jhon Duran makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 85' A goal from the Argentina international Luciano Acosta! He fires home on 85 to make it 1-3!
  • 88' Haris Medunjanin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luciano Acosta at the 88 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Cincinnati take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

FC Cincinnati Lineups

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
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Brandon Vazquez 2

Head to Head

2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-17 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-05-08 Minnesota United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2022-05-04 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC W 2022-04-30 Toronto FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-04-24 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-04-16 Atlanta United FC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.18 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw24% FC Cincinnati34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
58%
Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw38% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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