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

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Chicago Fire FC

2 – 1

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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 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#4	Position	#23
55	Points	46
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
64	Scored	44
54	Conceded	46
+10	GD	-2
1.62	PPG	1.35
47%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
5' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
15' Nouhou Tolo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' Fabian Herbers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
27' Fabian Herbers, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raphaël Wicky will be considering his options from the bench.
41' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Shandon Hopeau will be fuming at that decision.
46' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jonathan Bornstein exits the field as Miguel Navarro enters on 46.
51' Alvaro Medran is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
52' Against the run of play, Robert Beric has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Miguel Ibarra trudges off to be replaced by Handwalla Bwana on 58 minutes.
59' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Miguel Ibarra departs to be replaced by Handwalla Bwana.
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yeimar Gomez.
62' The crowd applauds Yeimar Gomez as he leaves the pitch. Shane O'Neill steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
67' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
68' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Fabian Herbers exits the field as Djordje Mihailovic enters on 68.
73' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Alvaro Medran departs to be replaced by Luka Stojanovic.
75' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Alvaro Medran by Luka Stojanovic on 75 minute.
77' A goal from the Kenya international Handwalla Bwana! He fires home on 77 to make it 1-1!
82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
84' GOAL! Mauricio Pineda scores on 84. Assisted by Gaston Gimenez
85' Jordy Delem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xavier Arreaga on 85 minute.
90' Raul Ruidiaz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' The supporters are chanting for Elliot Collier. He replaces Robert Beric on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Chicago Fire FC take all three points.

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
Dejan Joveljic	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Robert Beric	2
Aleksandar Katai	1
Robert Beric	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

1.84 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC48% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

52%

Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw42% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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