Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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

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
#5 Position #27
42 Points 32
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
46 Scored 40
38 Conceded 44
+8 GD -4
1.62 PPG 1.19
46% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ 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
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at .
  • 5' What composure from Aleksandar Katai! The Serbia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 10' Nick Rimando has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mo Adams.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 33' The Slovakia Albert Rusnak breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 0-2!
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Everton Luiz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Przemyslaw Frankowski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mo Adams at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Donald Toia, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire SC! C.J. Sapong comes on to replace Nemanja Nikolics.
  • 68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brooks Lennon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 70' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 70 minute. Sebastian Saucedo leaves to be changed by Brooks Lennon.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Sam Johnson on, Corey Baird off on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Another change for Chicago Fire SC made on 78 minute. Fabian Herbers leaves to be changed by Jeremiah Gutjahr.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Kyle Beckerman as he leaves the pitch. Nick Besler steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 88' Chicago Fire FC have won 406 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Bastian Schweinsteiger on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire SC will be frustrated.
  • 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
Cristian Arango 2
Damir Kreilach 2
Damir Kreilach 2
Bastian Schweinsteiger 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Aleksandar Katai 1
Robert Beric 1
Diego Luna 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
1.78 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC46% Draw26% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
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
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
54%
Chicago Fire FC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw44% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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