Chicago Fire FC vs FC Dallas, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs FC Dallas — MLS .
- Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
- Referee Peter Manikowski
- Referee Jose Da Silva
- Referee Chris Elliott
6 games this season
🟨 1.0/game
⚽ 5.2 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | FC Dallas | H | 4–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Aug | New England Revolution | A | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Aug | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Portland Timbers | A | 2–3 | L |
| 11 Aug | Montreal Impact FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 01 Sep | FC Cincinnati | H | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Aug | Houston Dynamo | H | 5–1 | W |
| 17 Aug | Montreal Impact FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 15 Aug | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Aug | Minnesota United FC | H | 5–3 | W |
Season Stats
| Chicago Fire FC | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #17 |
| 42 | Points | 47 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 12 / 6 / 8 | W / D / L | 13 / 8 / 6 |
| 46 | Scored | 50 |
| 38 | Conceded | 42 |
| +8 | GD | +8 |
| 1.62 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 46% | Win % | 48% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
31%
Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
Chicago Fire FC this season
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 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 Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ 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 Dallas
| Petar Musa | 18 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 9 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Dallas gets underway.
- 5' Controversy at the stadium! Paxton Pomykal argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 7' The USA C.J. Sapong breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
- 12' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 16' GOAL! Przemyslaw Frankowski scores on 16. Assisted by Brandt Bronico
- 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Dallas needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Matt Hedges has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' GOAL! C.J. Sapong fires home to make it 0-3!
- 34' FC Dallas is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' A goal from the Hungary international Nemanja Nikolics! He fires home on 39 to make it 0-4!
- 44' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 46' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Jesus Ferreira is replaced by Brandon Servania on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 61' Reto Ziegler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 288 appearances.
- 66' Djordje Mihailovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bastian Schweinsteiger at the 66 minute mark.
- 71' 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.
- 73' Aleksandar Katai is ready to make an impact after coming on for C.J. Sapong at the 73 minute mark.
- 76' Another change for FC Dallas made on 76 minute. Michael Barrios leaves to be changed by Jacori Hayes.
- 80' Francisco Calvo makes way for Marcelo at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire SC.
- 85' Dominique Badji is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
- 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
-
9
C.J. Sapong ↓ Aleksandar Katai 73'
- 11
-
5
Francisco Calvo ↓ Marcelo 80'
- 31
- 23
- 13
- 6
- 4
- 20
- 3
Bench
-
2
Marcelo ↑ 80'
- 21
-
10
Aleksandar Katai ↑ 73'
- 45
-
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↑ 66'
- 16
- 33
Coach
Veljko Paunovic
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 1
- 24
-
21
Michael Barrios ↓ Jacori Hayes 76'
- 2
- 12
- 19
- 27
- 14
- 33
- 13
Bench
- 4
-
11
Santiago Mosquera ↑ 66'
- 20
-
15
Jacori Hayes ↑ 76'
-
18
Brandon Servania ↑ 46'
- 26
- 16
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| C.J. Sapong | 2 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 1 |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 1 |
| Reto Ziegler | 1 |
| Logan Farrington | 1 |
| Carlos Gruezo | 1 |
| Andrew Gutman | 1 |
| Kellyn Acosta | 1 |
Chicago Fire FC Form
2019-09-14
Chicago Fire FC
4–0
FC Dallas
W
2019-08-31
Columbus Crew SC
1–1
Chicago Fire FC
D
2019-08-24
New England Revolution
2–1
Chicago Fire FC
L
2019-08-18
Chicago Fire FC
2–0
Philadelphia Union
W
2019-08-15
Portland Timbers
3–2
Chicago Fire FC
L
2019-08-11
Chicago Fire FC
3–2
Montreal Impact FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.5
Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Dallas
41%
Chicago Fire FC or FC Dallas
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
| Handicap | Chicago Fire FC covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -2 | 23% | 18% | 58% |
| -1.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| -1 | 42% | 20% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 11% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.