Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Thu 8 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonathan Bornstein 12' Y
Alvaro Medran 22' Y
Y 79' Robin Jansson
Y 80' Robin Jansson
Fabian Herbers 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Soldier Field.

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

5
4
6
Chicago Fire FC 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC 2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-10-06 Orlando City SC 2–5 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–1 W
04 Jul Atlanta United FC H 3–0 W
27 Jun Philadelphia Union H 3–3 D
24 Jun FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
19 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
29 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
03 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
26 Jun Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W
22 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 5–0 W
19 Jun Toronto FC A 3–2 W
29 May New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Orlando City SC
#3 Position #13
26 Points 14
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
27 Scored 23
16 Conceded 44
+11 GD -21
1.86 PPG 0.93
57% Win % 27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Soldier Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein will be fuming at that decision.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' Alvaro Medran catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' USA international Bobby Shuttleworth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' Andres Perea is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 39' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' Przemyslaw Frankowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Boris Sekulic makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 51' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Wyatt Omsberg comes on to replace Mauricio Pineda.
  • 66' Gaston Claudio Gimenez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ignacio Aliseda at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 72' What a moment for Robert Beric! That strike on 72 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' A stunning finish from Robert Beric — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Andres Perea is replaced by Jhegson Mendez on 76 minute.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Robin Jansson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' A change in the Orlando City SC ranks — Michael Halliday exits the field as Chris Mueller enters on 80.
  • 80' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabian Herbers on 84.
  • 88' Alexander Alvarado has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Urso on 88 minute.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Robert Beric trudges off to be replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Facundo Torres Perez 6
Hugo Cuypers 4
Robert Beric 3
Aleksandar Katai 3
Benji Michel 3
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Ivan Angulo 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2

Head to Head

2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC 2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-10-06 Orlando City SC 2–5 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Orlando City SC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L

Orlando City SC Form

2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-06-26 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-06-22 Orlando City SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-06-19 Toronto FC 2–3 Orlando City SC W 2021-05-29 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.2 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC67% Draw17% Orlando City SC16%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Orlando City SC
33%
Chicago Fire FC or Orlando City SC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC56% Draw31% Orlando City SC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
5 – 1
4%
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 19% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 18% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 7% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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