Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Internacional CF Miami, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Chicago Fire FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Internacional CF Miami
Thu 5 Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Xherdan Shaqiri 49' 1–0
1–1 53' Josef Martinez pen
Maren Haile-Selassie 62' 2–1
Maren Haile-Selassie 66' 3–1
Xherdan Shaqiri 73' 4–1
Y 42' Busquets
Jonathan Dean 52' Y
Y 90' Facundo Farias

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Internacional CF Miami — 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

4
4
4
Chicago Fire FC 12 games · Avg 3.5 goals Internacional CF Miami
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
30 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
24 Sep New England Revolution H 2–2 D
20 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
16 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
02 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–4 L
Internacional CF Miami
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 1–4 L
30 Sep New York City FC H 1–1 D
24 Sep Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
20 Sep Toronto FC H 4–0 W
16 Sep Atlanta United FC A 2–5 L
09 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Internacional CF Miami
#5 Position #2
42 Points 46
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 5
46 Scored 64
38 Conceded 50
+8 GD +14
1.62 PPG 1.70
46% Win % 44%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Internacional CF Miami this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Internacional CF Miami are 2nd (46 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
Internacional CF Miami
0-15
3/7
16-30
7/4
31-45
14/3
46-60
5/6
61-75
4/4
76+
12/7
■ 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
Internacional CF Miami
Lionel Messi 20 G 11 A
Luis Suarez 13 G 3 A
German Berterame 7 G 4 A
Rodrigo de Paul 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Internacional CF Miami get us underway at Soldier Field.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Miguel Navarro, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Jean Mota has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Cremaschi made 221 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Internacional CF Miami are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 42' Busquets catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 42.
  • 47' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Internacional CF Miami's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 49' Xherdan Shaqiri makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jonathan Dean on 52 minutes.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josef Martinez makes it 1-1.
  • 55' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Brian Gutierrez is withdrawn and Maren Haile-Selassie gets his opportunity.
  • 60' The 25-year-old Carlos Teran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' Maren Haile-Selassie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 66' A stunning finish from Maren Haile-Selassie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 67' Nicolas Stefanelli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robert Taylor on 67 minute.
  • 69' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Georgios Koutsias is withdrawn and Kacper Przybylko gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 4-1!
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Carlos Teran comes on to replace Fabian Herbers.
  • 90' Facundo Farias was booked on 90.
  • Internacional CF Miami will have plenty to reflect on. Chicago Fire FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Internacional CF Miami Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luis Suarez 6
Xherdan Shaqiri 3
Jhon Duran 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Luka Stojanovic 1
Franco Negri 1
Georgios Koutsias 1
Rodolfo Pizarro 1

Head to Head

2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami 2023-03-25 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

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 2023-09-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Internacional CF Miami Form

2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-09-24 Orlando City SC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2023-09-20 Internacional CF Miami 4–0 Toronto FC W 2023-09-16 Atlanta United FC 5–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-09-09 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.68 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Internacional CF Miami xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC57% Draw20% Internacional CF Miami23%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Internacional CF Miami
43%
Chicago Fire FC or Internacional CF Miami
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw35% Internacional CF Miami21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.9%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Internacional CF Miami covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 19% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Internacional CF Miami keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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