Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Chicago Fire FC

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Seattle Sounders FC

Tue 14 Jul 2020 · 13:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 22' Fabian Herbers

Y 41' Shandon Hopeau

Y 60' Yeimar Gomez

Y 90' Raul Ruidiaz

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Jeremy Kieso
Referee R. Mendoza

11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

Chicago Fire FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
07 Mar	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	5–2	W
29 Sep	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
21 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–0	D
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
01 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	FC Dallas	H	4–3	W
06 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	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' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against Seattle Sounders FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mauricio Pineda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Fabian Herbers is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 22.
27' The 34-year-old Yeimar Gomez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' Jordan Morris has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
41' Shandon Hopeau has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
46' Miguel Navarro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Bornstein on 46 minute.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 0% of all matches.
52' Robert Beric is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
57' Paraguay international Gaston Gimenez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Miguel Ibarra is replaced by Handwalla Bwana on 58 minute.
59' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Miguel Ibarra by Handwalla Bwana on 59 minute.
60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yeimar Gomez on 60.
62' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Yeimar Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Shane O'Neill to step up.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' The crowd applauds Fabian Herbers as he leaves the pitch. Djordje Mihailovic steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 292 games and scored 457 goals.
74' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Alvaro Medran is replaced by Luka Stojanovic.
75' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Alvaro Medran trudges off to be replaced by Luka Stojanovic on 75 minutes.
77' The Kenya Handwalla Bwana breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 1-1!
82' Seattle Sounders FC have won 457 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
84' What a strike from Mauricio Pineda! The score is 2-1.
85' The crowd applauds Xavier Arreaga as he leaves the pitch. Jordy Delem steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raul Ruidiaz on 90.
90' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 90 minute. Robert Beric leaves to be changed by Elliot Collier.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	3
Robert Beric	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Cristian Roldan	1
Clint Dempsey	1
Aleksandar Katai	1

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-10-06 Orlando City SC 2–5 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas W 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.77 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC47% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC28%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

53%

Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC34% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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