Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 17 Jul 2022 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Kelyn Rowe
Y 25' Kelyn Rowe

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
1
3
Chicago Fire FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
14 Jul Toronto FC H 2–0 W
10 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
04 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
30 Jun Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
26 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
14 Jul Nashville SC A 0–1 L
09 Jul Portland Timbers H 0–3 L
02 Jul Toronto FC A 2–0 W
30 Jun Montreal Impact FC H 1–2 L
25 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Seattle Sounders FC
#4 Position #24
29 Points 24
17 Played 17
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
32 Scored 20
23 Conceded 22
+9 GD -2
1.71 PPG 1.41
53% Win % 41%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Seattle Sounders FC
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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nouhou Tolo made 286 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' Rafael Czichos puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Kelyn Rowe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kelyn Rowe.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Roldan, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' Mauricio Pineda gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Gaston Claudio Gimenez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 42' Jackson Ragen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Stefan Cleveland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' Will Bruin, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Leo Chu on, Will Bruin off on 58 minutes.
  • 59' Fabian Herbers gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Chris Mueller and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Danny Leyva has done his job and it is now time for Fredy Montero to step up.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' Boris Sekulic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' 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.
  • 83' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Kacper Przybylko is withdrawn and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets his opportunity.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Chicago Fire FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 3
Albert Rusnak 2
Robert Beric 2
Aleksandar Katai 1
Mauricio Pineda 1
Clint Dempsey 1
Handwalla Bwana 1
Nicolas Lodeiro 1

Head to Head

2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-06-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-14 Nashville SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-09 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers L 2022-07-02 Toronto FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC50% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
50%
Chicago Fire FC or Seattle Sounders FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC18%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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