Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#3 Position #18
26 Points 26
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
27 Scored 26
16 Conceded 19
+11 GD +7
1.86 PPG 1.86
57% Win % 57%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
  • 5' What a moment for Aleksandar Katai! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Damir Kreilach has been relatively quiet despite scoring 67 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 15' Poor challenge from Mo Adams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Goal! Albert Rusnak scores his 77 goal in 280 matches.
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Everton Luiz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Saucedo made 280 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The whistle greets Mo Adams as he departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 51' Marcelo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire SC team. Nemanja Nikolics is replaced by C.J. Sapong on 63 minute.
  • 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Saucedo departs to be replaced by Brooks Lennon.
  • 75' 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.
  • 76' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Corey Baird exits the field as Sam Johnson enters on 76.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire SC! Jeremiah Gutjahr comes on to replace Fabian Herbers.
  • 83' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Kyle Beckerman has done his job and it is now time for Nick Besler to step up.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire SC player. Bastian Schweinsteiger gets a Yellow card.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Aleksandar Katai 1
Robert Beric 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
1.67 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

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 FC34% Draw45% Real Salt Lake21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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