Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
- Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
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 | 27 | 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 | St. Louis City | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar | Orlando City SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Feb | Internacional CF Miami | A | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Nov | Columbus Crew SC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Oct | New York City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Oct | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Oct | FC Cincinnati | A | 4–3 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Feb | Montreal Impact FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 07 Nov | Montreal Impact FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Oct | Nashville SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Oct | New England Revolution | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Chicago Fire FC | Orlando City SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #7 |
| 42 | Points | 34 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 12 / 6 / 8 | W / D / L | 10 / 4 / 13 |
| 46 | Scored | 48 |
| 38 | Conceded | 64 |
| +8 | GD | -16 |
| 1.62 | PPG | 1.26 |
| 46% | Win % | 37% |
Key Stats
69%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
63%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
31%
Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
Chicago Fire FC this season
19%
Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
Orlando City SC this season
Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ 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 |
Orlando City SC
| Martin Ojeda | 13 G | 1 A |
| Antoine Griezmann | 8 G | 4 A |
| Tyrese Spicer | 6 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting Orlando City SC for another epic battle.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' 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.
- 12' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers will be fuming at that decision.
- 17' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 42' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 47' Over 47 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 52' Tesho Akindele is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benji Michel at the 52 minute mark.
- 57' Xherdan Shaqiri, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 63' The referee calls foul for Miguel Navarro. He receives a Yellow card.
- 63' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Fabian Herbers trudges off to be replaced by Brian Gutierrez on 63 minutes.
- 68' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Ercan Kara. He replaces Alexandre Pato on 72 minute.
- 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 81' Boris Sekulic is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
- 86' 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.
- 90' Cesar Araujo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 2
- 15
- 4
- 1
- 11
-
19
Benji Michel ↓ Tesho Akindele 52'
-
7
Alexandre Pato ↓ Ercan Kara 72'
- 10
- 5
Bench
-
13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 52'
- 31
- 8
- 24
- 21
-
9
Ercan Kara ↑ 72'
- 26
- 34
Coach
Óscar Pareja
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Facundo Torres Perez | 6 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 4 |
| Benji Michel | 3 |
| Robert Beric | 3 |
| Aleksandar Katai | 3 |
| Aleksandar Katai | 2 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 2 |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 2 |
Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
Orlando City SC Form
2022-03-05
Chicago Fire FC
0–0
Orlando City SC
D
2022-02-27
Orlando City SC
2–0
Montreal Impact FC
W
2021-11-07
Montreal Impact FC
0–2
Orlando City SC
W
2021-10-31
Orlando City SC
1–1
Nashville SC
D
2021-10-27
Columbus Crew SC
3–2
Orlando City SC
L
2021-10-24
Orlando City SC
2–2
New England Revolution
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.03
Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27
Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Orlando City SC
49%
Chicago Fire FC or Orlando City SC
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
| Handicap | Chicago Fire FC covers | Push | Orlando City SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 16% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 21% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 13% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
14%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

