Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 01:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Obinna Nwobodo
Kellyn Acosta 55' Y
Mauricio Pineda 66' Y
Y 81' Pavel Bucha
Y 84' Corey Baird
Brian Gutierrez 90' Y

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
2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
25 Feb Philadelphia Union A 2–2 D
21 Oct New York City FC A 0–1 L
08 Oct Charlotte FC H 0–2 L
05 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
30 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
25 Feb Toronto FC H 0–0 D
21 Oct Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
07 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–0 W
04 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
30 Sep Toronto FC A 3–2 W

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' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Soldier Field.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Maren Haile-Selassie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Aaron Boupendza doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Obinna Nwobodo on 43 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 45' What a moment for Xherdan Shaqiri! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Kellyn Acosta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 63' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Bret Halsey comes on to replace Alvas Powell.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mauricio Pineda on 66.
  • 68' Miles Robinson does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Cincinnati surge ahead!
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Federico Navarro. He replaces Kellyn Acosta on 75 minute.
  • 80' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Aaron Boupendza has done his job and it is now time for Sergio Santos to step up.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Pavel Bucha on 81 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 84' Corey Baird catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 86' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Xherdan Shaqiri has done his job and it is now time for Chris Mueller to step up.
  • 87' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Corey Baird is replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Brian Gutierrez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

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

2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-02-25 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Toronto FC D 2023-10-21 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-10-07 Internacional CF Miami 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-10-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2023-09-30 Toronto FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.35 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw23% FC Cincinnati35%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
58%
Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw36% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.2%
4 – 2
3.2%

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% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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