Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 23 Jun 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Mo Adams 15' Y
Y 34' Everton Luiz
Bastian Schweinsteiger 90' Y
Y 90' Nick Rimando

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Philippe Briere
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Kyle Longville
  • Referee Joe Dickerson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Chicago Fire FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
01 Jun Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
30 May D.C. United SC A 3–3 D
25 May New York City FC H 1–1 D
18 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
12 May Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
01 Jun New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
29 May Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
25 May Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
18 May Toronto FC H 3–0 W
12 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Real Salt Lake
#4 Position #21
29 Points 27
17 Played 17
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
32 Scored 29
23 Conceded 25
+9 GD +4
1.71 PPG 1.59
53% Win % 47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The Serbia Aleksandar Katai breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 0-1!
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Mo Adams catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 34' Everton Luiz was booked on 34.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Chicago Fire SC make a change. Mo Adams trudges off to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Chicago Fire SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. C.J. Sapong is hanging Nemanja Nikolics on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nedum Onuoha made 283 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Sebastian Saucedo makes way for Brooks Lennon at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' Corey Baird makes way for Sam Johnson at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 78' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Fabian Herbers exits the field as Jeremiah Gutjahr enters on 78.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Kyle Beckerman on 83 minute.
  • 88' Everton Luiz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire SC player. Bastian Schweinsteiger gets a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 2
Damir Kreilach 2
Cristian Arango 2
Carlos Gomez 1
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Aleksandar Katai 1

Head to Head

2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2019-06-01 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-05-30 D.C. United SC 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-05-18 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2019-06-01 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-29 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-05-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Toronto FC W 2019-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.74 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC45% Draw27% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
55%
Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC35% Draw44% Real Salt Lake21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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