Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 3

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FC Cincinnati

Sun 20 Apr 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Kevin Denkey

Kellyn Acosta 88' Y

Y 90' Roman Celentano

Y 90' Luca Orellano

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 29 games · 48 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	2–3	L
13 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
23 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
15 Mar	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–2	W
12 Apr	D.C. United SC	A	1–0	W
05 Apr	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
30 Mar	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
22 Mar	Atlanta United FC	H	2–2	D
15 Mar	Charlotte FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		FC Cincinnati
#4	Position	#8
48	Points	36
29	Played	28
14 / 6 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
52	Scored	60
43	Conceded	68
+9	GD	-8
1.66	PPG	1.29
48%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (48 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

8/2

16-30

7/6

31-45

4/8

46-60

6/8

61-75

8/2

76+

5/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

5/3

16-30

5/10

31-45

9/10

46-60

6/12

61-75

5/5

76+

15/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	11 G	4 A
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	9 G	3 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Soldier Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
9' What a moment for Evander! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
19' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
21' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Carlos Teran has done his job and it is now time for Sam Rogers to step up.
26' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
31' Hugo Cuypers does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' Kevin Denkey doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
46' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Gilberto Flores on, Matt Miazga off on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
53' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 53 minute. Sergio Santos leaves to be changed by Luca Orellano.
58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pat Noonan might look to freshen things up shortly.
63' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
64' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Maren Haile-Selassie on, Sergio Oregel off on 64 minutes.
65' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Dje Davilla comes on to replace Mauricio Pineda.
70' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Kellyn Acosta.
71' Magnificent from Evander! That is 58 goals in 296 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' FC Cincinnati make a change. Evander trudges off to be replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela on 80 minutes.
85' Brian Gutierrez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
86' The whistle greets Kevin Denkey as he departs to be replaced by Corey Baird.
87' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. DeAndre Yedlin is replaced by Alvas Powell.
88' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Roman Celentano.
The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 2-3 FC Cincinnati. Honours even.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba
3
Jack Elliott
15
Andrew Gutman
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Dje Davilla 65'
17
Brian Gutierrez
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Kellyn Acosta 70'
4
Carlos Teran ↓ Sam Rogers 21'
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
35
Sergio Oregel ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 64'
26
Omari Glasgow

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Corey Baird ↑ 86'
13
Evan Louro
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 87'
14
Brad Smith
23
Luca Orellano ↑ 53'
37
Stiven Jimenez
22
Gerardo Valenzuela ↑ 80'
19
Stefan Chirila
3
Gilberto Flores ↑ 46'

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Evander	7
Hugo Cuypers	5
Luciano Acosta	4
Jhon Duran	3
Brian Gutierrez	3
Robert Beric	3
Junior Moreno	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2025-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2025-04-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-15 Toronto FC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-04-12 D.C. United SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-04-05 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New England Revolution W 2025-03-30 Nashville SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2025-03-22 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2025-03-15 Charlotte FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.18 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC42% Draw24% FC Cincinnati34%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

65%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

58%

Chicago Fire FC or FC Cincinnati

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC36% Draw38% FC Cincinnati26%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

3.8%

1 – 0

3.6%

3 – 0

3.2%

0 – 2

3.1%

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%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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