Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
#5 Position #20
42 Points 44
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
46 Scored 34
38 Conceded 32
+8 GD +2
1.62 PPG 1.63
46% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 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
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ 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
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Klopas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Goal! Xherdan Shaqiri scores his 36 goal in 411 matches.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Erik Sviatchenko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' The whistle greets Jan Gregus as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Ibrahim Aliyu gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a card for Rafael Czichos.
  • 69' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 69 minute. Arnaud Souquet leaves to be changed by Jonathan Dean.
  • 74' Panama international Adalberto Carrasquilla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 78' Brian Gutierrez adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Xherdan Shaqiri departs to be replaced by Federico Navarro.
  • 84' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Sebastian Kowalczyk has done his job and it is now time for Latif Blessing to step up.
  • 88' Mauricio Pineda is replacing Kellyn Acosta for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 90' Gabriel Segal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Artur at the 90 minute mark.
  • 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
Alvaro Medran 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Romell Quioto 1
Fabian Herbers 1
Carlos Darwin Quintero 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
1.67 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC48% Draw26% Houston Dynamo26%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
52%
Chicago Fire FC or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw45% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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