Chicago Fire FC vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs San Diego FC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Jul San Diego FC H 1–2 L 05 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 29 Jun Charlotte FC H 3–2 W 26 Jun Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L 15 Jun Nashville SC H 0–2 L 07 Jun D.C. United SC A 7–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W 06 Jul Houston Dynamo H 3–4 L 29 Jun FC Dallas A 3–2 W 26 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 5–3 W 15 Jun Minnesota United FC A 4–2 W 01 Jun Austin FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC San Diego FC #3 Position #25 26 Points 17 14 Played 15 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 6 27 Scored 30 16 Conceded 27 +11 GD +3 1.86 PPG 1.13 57% Win % 27% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season27% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). San Diego FC are 25th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSan Diego FC0-154/516-302/231-452/746-602/161-753/276+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 3
- 15
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22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Dje Davilla 72'
- 17
- 11
- 1
- 9
- 35
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5
Sam Rogers ↓ Tom Barlow 86'
- 2
Bench
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6
Rominigue Kouame ↑ 46'
- 23
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7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 72'
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12
Tom Barlow ↑ 86'
- 34
- 25
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24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 66'
- 26
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42
Dje Davilla ↑ 72'
Coach Gregg BerhalterSan Diego FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 14
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17
Paddy McNair ↓ Ian Pilcher 46'
- 10
- 13
- 8
- 97
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9
Tomas Angel ↓ Emmanuel Boateng 81'
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- 33
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27
Luca Bombino ↓ Franco Negri 90'
Bench
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77
Alexander Mighten ↑ 58'
- 32
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24
Emmanuel Boateng ↑ 81'
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Franco Negri ↑ 90'
- 98
- 19
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25
Ian Pilcher ↑ 46'
- 26
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.89 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.87 San Diego FC xGI would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or San Diego FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Diego FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.76Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 60%Draw or San Diego FC 64%Chicago Fire FC or San Diego FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: San Diego FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.1%2 – 1 7.5%1 – 2 Actual2 – 2 6.9%3 – 1 4.7%1 – 3 4.6%3 – 2 4.4%2 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%1 – 0 3.9%0 – 1 3.8%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push San Diego FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 17% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 17% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 12% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓San Diego FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.