Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' Nick Hagglund has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 7' The referee has no hesitation. Xherdan Shaqiri is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 7.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Junior Moreno on 8.
  • 13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dominique Badji suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Luciano Acosta. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Rafael Czichos doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' Rafael Czichos adds to his 0 season tally! FC Cincinnati lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' John Nelson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Obinna Nwobodo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 54' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Alvas Powell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Jhon Duran. He replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 60 minute.
  • 65' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 66 minute. Dominique Badji leaves to be changed by Arquimides Ordonez.
  • 71' The whistle greets Chris Mueller as he departs to be replaced by Jairo Torres.
  • 75' Tyler Blackett is replacing Alvaro Barreal for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein is replaced by Jhon Espinoza.
  • 83' Magnificent from Jhon Duran! That is 25 goals in 283 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' Luciano Acosta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 88' Haris Medunjanin is replacing Luciano Acosta for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • Another three points for FC Cincinnati.

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
Brian Gutierrez 3
Robert Beric 3
Jhon Duran 3
Rafael Czichos 2
Ignacio Aliseda 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
2.09 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati 76% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

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 FC36% Draw39% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+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
20% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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