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

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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.

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#4	Position	#9
55	Points	46
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
64	Scored	63
54	Conceded	78
+10	GD	-15
1.62	PPG	1.35
47%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/10

31-45

5/8

46-60

10/10

61-75

7/5

76+

13/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	16 G	4 A
Antoine Griezmann	14 G	6 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City SC get this one started.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 302 games and scored 466 goals.
10' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
12' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Jonathan Bornstein gets a Yellow card.
17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
22' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alvaro Medran.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' Andres Perea doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
39' USA international Chris Mueller has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
46' Brilliant from the ! Boris Sekulic makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ignacio Aliseda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
61' The whistle greets Mauricio Pineda as he departs to be replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
66' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda is replaced by Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' Sensational shot from Robert Beric. Chicago Fire FC is back in the lead.
73' Robert Beric is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
76' Jhegson Mendez is replacing Andres Perea for the Orlando City SC side.
79' It’s a booking for Orlando City SC player. Robin Jansson gets a Yellow card.
80' The whistle greets Michael Halliday as he departs to be replaced by Chris Mueller.
80' Orlando City SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fabian Herbers.
88' Alexander Alvarado is replacing Junior Urso for the Orlando City SC side.
90' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is replacing Robert Beric for the Chicago Fire FC side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Orlando City SC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 90'
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Elliot Collier 90'
4
Johan Kappelhof
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Gaston Claudio Gimenez 66'
2
Boris Sekulic
3
Jonathan Bornstein
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 61'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Nani ↑ 76'
31
Mason Stajduhar
8
Jhegson Mendez ↑ 76'
22
Alexander Alvarado ↑ 88'
30
David Loera
9
Chris Mueller ↑ 80'
10
Mauricio Pereira ↑ 76'
34
Joseph Dezart

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Facundo Torres Perez	6
Hugo Cuypers	4
Aleksandar Katai	3
Benji Michel	3
Ivan Angulo	3
Robert Beric	3
C.J. Sapong	2
Aleksandar Katai	2

Head to Head

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

2.76 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC58% Draw20% Orlando City SC22%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

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

78%

Draw or Orlando City SC

42%

Chicago Fire FC or Orlando City SC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC46% Draw34% Orlando City SC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 2

3.8%

2 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	17%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	19%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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