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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

Chicago Fire FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 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
#3	Position	#21
26	Points	24
14	Played	13
8 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 3
27	Scored	17
16	Conceded	11
+11	GD	+6
1.86	PPG	1.85
57%	Win %	54%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' Alex Roldan, a El Salvador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Boris Sekulic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabian Herbers on 22.
27' Jordy Delem has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' Jonathan Bornstein makes way for Miguel Navarro at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Przemyslaw Frankowski made 111 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robert Beric on 52.
57' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 58 minute. Miguel Ibarra leaves to be changed by Handwalla Bwana.
59' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Handwalla Bwana on, Miguel Ibarra off on 59 minutes.
60' Yeimar Gomez was booked on 60.
62' The whistle greets Yeimar Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Shane O'Neill.
67' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' Djordje Mihailovic is replacing Fabian Herbers for the Chicago Fire FC side.
73' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
74' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Alvaro Medran departs to be replaced by Luka Stojanovic.
75' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Alvaro Medran is replaced by Luka Stojanovic.
77' Assisted by Jordan Morris with the perfectly-timed delivery and Handwalla Bwana makes no mistake. 1-1!
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
84' A goal from the USA international Mauricio Pineda! He fires home on 84 to make it 2-1!
85' Jordy Delem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xavier Arreaga on 85 minute.
90' Raul Ruidiaz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Elliot Collier gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Robert Beric and will look to change the dynamic.
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
Robert Beric	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Cristian Roldan	1
Clint Dempsey	1
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

1.51 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC45% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC28%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

55%

Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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