Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis City — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- St. Louis City 14 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug St. Louis City H 3–2 W 10 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D 27 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W 19 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W 16 Jul Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D 13 Jul San Diego FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 2–3 L 10 Aug Nashville SC H 3–1 W 27 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L 20 Jul FC Dallas A 0–3 L 13 Jul Portland Timbers H 2–1 W 06 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–3 L Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC St. Louis City #3 Position #27 26 Points 16 14 Played 14 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 6 27 Scored 16 16 Conceded 20 +11 GD -4 1.86 PPG 1.14 57% Win % 29% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededSt. Louis City0-151/116-301/131-451/146-604/361-752/376+3/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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 St. Louis City for another epic battle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tomas Ostrak suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' 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.
- 16' Hugo Cuypers puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alfredo Morales, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 26' St. Louis City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Louis City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Marcel Hartel gets a card.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
- 47' What a strike from Tomas Ostrak! The score is 1-1.
- 52' Jonathan Bamba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 57' The supporters are chanting for Conrad Wallem. He replaces Jaziel Orozco on 57 minute.
- 59' What a strike from Marcel Hartel! The score is 1-2.
- 61' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Tomas Ostrak gets a card.
- 66' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 67' GOAL! Philip Zinckernagel scores on 67. Assisted by Dje Davilla
- 70' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Sergio Oregel by Kellyn Acosta on 70 minute.
- 75' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 79' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Leonardo Barroso is replaced by Jonathan Dean.
- 84' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' The St. Louis City manager makes a substitution. Klauss departs to be replaced by Simon Becher.
- 87' Brian Gutierrez puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 90' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Mauricio Pineda on 90 minute.
- 90' St. Louis City player sees a card in front of him.
- Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats St. Louis City
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 3
- 15
- 17
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 9
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35
Sergio Oregel ↓ Kellyn Acosta 70'
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- 42
Bench
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23
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 70'
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7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 79'
- 12
- 34
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22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 90'
- 25
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24
Jonathan Dean ↑ 79'
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- 47
Coach Gregg BerhalterSt. Louis City Lineups
Starting XI
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- 32
- 17
- 10
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8
Chris Durkin ↓ Alfredo Morales 70'
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9
Klauss ↓ Simon Becher 85'
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5
Henry Kessler ↓ Fallou Fall 57'
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7
Tomas Ostrak ↓ Celio Pompeu 70'
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91
Jaziel Orozco ↓ Conrad Wallem 57'
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Bench
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27
Alfredo Morales ↑ 70'
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11
Simon Becher ↑ 85'
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- 22
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12
Celio Pompeu ↑ 70'
- 39
- 14
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95
Fallou Fall ↑ 57'
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6
Conrad Wallem ↑ 57'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hugo Cuypers 2 Klauss 2 Marcel Hartel 1 Tomas Ostrak 1 Rafael Czichos 1 Rasmus Alm 1 Brian Gutierrez 1 Philip Zinckernagel 1 Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
St. Louis City Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.08 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 St. Louis City xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.26Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 80%Draw or St. Louis City 43%Chicago Fire FC or St. Louis City 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.3%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 8.3%1 – 0 7.4%3 – 1 6.5%3 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5.5%1 – 2 5.4%0 – 0 5.3%3 – 2 Actual0 – 1 3.8%4 – 1 3.5%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push St. Louis City covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 17% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 22% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓St. Louis City keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.