Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 4
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Raheem Edwards 64' Y
Y 77' Cristian Roldan
Fabian Herbers 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee

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

2
2
3
Chicago Fire FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–4 L
09 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
03 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
28 Oct D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
21 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
07 Oct D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 4–2 W
10 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 4–1 W
09 Nov Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
04 Nov Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
28 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Seattle Sounders FC
#5 Position #24
42 Points 35
26 Played 26
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
46 Scored 33
38 Conceded 34
+8 GD -1
1.62 PPG 1.35
46% Win % 35%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ 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
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 8' GOAL! Victor Rodriguez scores on 8. Assisted by Jordan Morris
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' What a strike from Jordan Morris! The score is 0-2.
  • 20' The 40-year-old Stefan Frei has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' C.J. Sapong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' The Chicago Fire SC bench stirs into life. Nicolas Hasler is withdrawn and Raheem Edwards gets his opportunity.
  • 40' Dax McCarty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 282 appearances.
  • 45' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Brad Smith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Diego Campos makes way for Brandt Bronico at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire SC.
  • 49' What a strike from Nicolas Lodeiro! The score is 0-3.
  • 54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Raheem Edwards is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' The referee shows Chicago Fire SC player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire SC team. Nemanja Nikolics is replaced by Fabian Herbers on 71 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Lodeiro is replaced by Roman Torres.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristian Roldan.
  • 82' Roman Torres, a Panama , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 84' Fabian Herbers adds to his 1 season tally! Chicago Fire SC lead 0-5 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Harry Shipp on, Jordan Morris off on 86 minutes.
  • 88' Raul Ruidiaz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire SC. Fabian Herbers will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Nouhou Tolo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Rodriguez on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Robert Beric 2
Dejan Joveljic 2
Raheem Edwards 1
Cristian Roldan 1
Clint Dempsey 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-03-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-03-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati W 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC33% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC42%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
67%
Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC27% Draw41% Seattle Sounders FC32%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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