Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 7 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Erik Sviatchenko
Rafael Czichos 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo — 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

3
3
Chicago Fire FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
31 Mar Atlanta United FC A 0–3 L
23 Mar New England Revolution A 1–1 D
16 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W
10 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
31 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
24 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
17 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
03 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
25 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Houston Dynamo
#4 Position #19
29 Points 32
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
32 Scored 27
23 Conceded 24
+9 GD +3
1.71 PPG 1.78
53% Win % 56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 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
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Brilliant from the ! Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
  • 15' Sebastian Kowalczyk is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Ethan Bartlow is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 30' The -year-old Hugo Cuypers has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franco Escobar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Erik Sviatchenko. He receives a card.
  • 49' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 54' Chicago Fire FC 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.
  • 59' 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 Allan Arigoni suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Brad Smith on, Jan Gregus off on 62 minutes.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Ibrahim Aliyu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Rafael Czichos is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 68.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Jonathan Dean comes on to replace Arnaud Souquet.
  • 74' 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.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Brian Gutierrez gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Federico Navarro on 83 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Sebastian Kowalczyk by Latif Blessing on 84 minute.
  • 88' Kellyn Acosta makes way for Mauricio Pineda at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 90' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Artur departs to be replaced by Gabriel Segal.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alberth Elis 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Alberth Elis 2
Diego Campos 1
Robert Beric 1
Alvaro Medran 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Romell Quioto 1

Head to Head

2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-31 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-23 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-04-07 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-31 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw25% Houston Dynamo26%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
51%
Chicago Fire FC or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw43% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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