Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D 27 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W 19 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W 16 Jul Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D 13 Jul San Diego FC H 1–2 L 05 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D 26 Jul Portland Timbers H 0–1 L 20 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D 17 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W 13 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W 10 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Los Angeles FC #3 Position #20 26 Points 24 14 Played 15 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5 27 Scored 24 16 Conceded 17 +11 GD +7 1.86 PPG 1.60 57% Win % 47% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededLos Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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 Sergi Palencia suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 11' What a strike from Carlos Teran! The score is 1-0.
- 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 19' What a strike from Ryan Hollingshead! The score is 1-1.
- 24' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 24.
- 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 34' 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.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Mathieu Choiniere is replaced by Denis Bouanga on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' 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.
- 61' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Heung-min Son is hanging Esteban David Martinez on the field on 61 minute.
- 63' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 63' The whistle greets Andrew Gutman as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Dean.
- 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nkosi Burgess on 64.
- 69' It’s high time Steven Cherundolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 70' Jonathan Bamba puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 72' Eddie Segura was booked on 72.
- 74' Frankie Amaya is replacing Marky Delgado for the Los Angeles FC side.
- 79' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Philip Zinckernagel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 80' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 80.
- 81' GOAL! Denis Bouanga scores on 81.
- 86' 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.
- 87' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 88' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 88 minute. Dje Davilla leaves to be changed by Mauricio Pineda.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 3
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15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Jonathan Dean 63'
- 17
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 9
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35
Sergio Oregel ↓ Kellyn Acosta 88'
- 2
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42
Dje Davilla ↓ Mauricio Pineda 88'
Bench
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23
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 88'
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7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 87'
- 12
- 34
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22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 88'
- 25
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24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 63'
- 48
- 47
Coach Gregg BerhalterLos Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 14
- 11
- 24
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8
Marky Delgado ↓ Frankie Amaya 74'
- 66
- 4
- 91
- 6
- 27
- 30
Bench
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99
Denis Bouanga ↑ 46'
- 20
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23
Frankie Amaya ↑ 74'
- 12
- 21
- 43
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7
Heung-min Son ↑ 61'
- 45
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29
Artem Smoliakov ↑ 74'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Rossi 1 Aleksandar Katai 1 Nemanja Nikolics 1 Djordje Mihailovic 1 Denis Bouanga 1 Ryan Hollingshead 1 Jonathan Bamba 1 Diego Rossi 1 Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
Los Angeles FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.52 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 Los Angeles FC xGI would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles FC 73%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.71Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 72%Draw or Los Angeles FC 56%Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%1 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 8.8%0 – 0 8.6%2 – 0 7.5%0 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 6.9%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 4.5%3 – 0 3.7%1 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 21% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 16% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.