Chicago Fire FC vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs San Diego FC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 9 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 10 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 9 22 2 San Jose Earthquakes 10 27 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9 24 4 Internacional CF Miami 10 19 5 Los Angeles FC 10 20 6 Chicago Fire FC 9 17 7 Seattle Sounders FC 8 19 8 New England Revolution 9 16 9 Minnesota United FC 10 17 10 Charlotte FC 10 14 11 Real Salt Lake 9 16 12 Toronto FC 10 13 13 Colorado Rapids SC 10 13 14 New York City FC 10 12 15 FC Dallas 10 13 16 Columbus Crew SC 10 12 17 FC Cincinnati 10 12 18 Los Angeles Galaxy 10 12 19 D.C. United SC 10 12 20 Houston Dynamo 9 12 21 New York Red Bulls 10 12 22 San Diego FC 10 11 23 Montreal Impact FC 9 9 24 Austin FC 10 10 25 Atlanta United FC 10 7 26 Portland Timbers 9 10 27 Orlando City SC 10 7 28 St. Louis City 9 6 29 Philadelphia Union 10 5 30 Sporting Kansas City 9 4 -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and San Diego FC is underway.
- 2' The referee shows San Diego FC player a card on 2.
- 7' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 8' Goal! Anders Dreyer scores his 65 goal in 285 matches.
- 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hugo Cuypers made 218 appearances and scored 71 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' It looks surprising San Diego FC does not make any changes. Christopher McVey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 30.
- 35' It’s high time Jason Grubb made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Diego FC that had 44 games and scored 67 goals.
- 45' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 46' Ian Pilcher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paddy McNair on 46 minute.
- 49' Anders Dreyer with the second goal in the match!
- 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 58' The whistle greets Hirving Lozano as he departs to be replaced by Alexander Mighten.
- 63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 66' The whistle greets Leonardo Barroso as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Dean.
- 71' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 72' The whistle greets Mauricio Pineda as he departs to be replaced by Dje Davilla.
- 77' Chris Brady has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 81' Time for substitution for San Diego FC. Tomas Angel is replaced by Emmanuel Boateng.
- 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emmanuel Boateng on 83.
- 86' Tom Barlow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Rogers on 86 minute.
- 87' What a strike from Hugo Cuypers! The score is 1-2.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Brian Gutierrez.
- 90' San Diego FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Negri is hanging Luca Bombino on the field on 90 minute.
- With this win, San Diego FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Chicago Fire FC
Starting XI- 19
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Mauricio Pineda ↓ Dje Davilla 72'
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5
Sam Rogers ↓ Tom Barlow 86'
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Bench-
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Rominigue Kouame ↑ 46'
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Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 72'
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Tom Barlow ↑ 86'
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Jonathan Dean ↑ 66'
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Dje Davilla ↑ 72'
Coach Gregg BerhalterSan Diego FC
Starting XI- 11
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17
Paddy McNair ↓ Ian Pilcher 46'
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- 13
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- 97
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Tomas Angel ↓ Emmanuel Boateng 81'
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- 33
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27
Luca Bombino ↓ Franco Negri 90'
Bench-
77
Alexander Mighten ↑ 58'
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24
Emmanuel Boateng ↑ 81'
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Franco Negri ↑ 90'
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Ian Pilcher ↑ 46'
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Coach Jason Grubb -
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