Saturday , 14 November 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sat 13 May 2023 · 17:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafael Czichos 40' 1–0
Y 26' Miguel Perez
Y 43' John Nelson
Y 49' Nicholas Gioacchini
Gaston Claudio Gimenez 59' Y
Fabian Herbers 64' Y
YR 70' John Nelson

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis City — MLS at Soldier Field.

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

2
1
Chicago Fire FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May St. Louis City H 1–0 W
07 May Nashville SC A 0–3 L
30 Apr New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
23 Apr Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
16 Apr Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
09 Apr Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr FC Cincinnati H 5–1 W
09 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
02 Apr Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC St. Louis City
#4 Position #18
55 Points 54
34 Played 34
16 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 9 / 10
64 Scored 59
54 Conceded 48
+10 GD +11
1.62 PPG 1.59
47% Win % 44%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). St. Louis City are 18th (54 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
St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/8
46-60
10/9
61-75
6/7
76+
10/11
■ 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
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 18 G 6 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and St. Louis City.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Roman Burki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Louis City backline.
  • 26' The referee shows St. Louis City player a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 34' The whistle greets Carlos Teran as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Czichos.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rafael Czichos makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 43' Poor challenge from John Nelson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Njabulo Blom has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Perez on 46 minute.
  • 49' St. Louis City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Claudio Gimenez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Isak Steiner Jensen. He replaces Tomas Ostrak on 64 minute.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabian Herbers.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Jared Stroud. He replaces Jakob Nerwinski on 65 minute.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for John Nelson.
  • 72' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 72 minute. Fabian Herbers leaves to be changed by Georgios Koutsias.
  • 77' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Lucas Bartlett is replaced by Joshua Yaro.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' Jairo Torres is replacing Brian Gutierrez for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Chicago Fire FC players.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hugo Cuypers 2
Klauss 2
Brian Gutierrez 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1
Marcel Hartel 1
Tomas Ostrak 1
Rafael Czichos 1
Rasmus Alm 1

Head to Head

2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City W 2023-05-07 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-04-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2023-04-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-04-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W

St. Louis City Form

2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-02 St. Louis City 0–1 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC52% Draw26% St. Louis City22%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
78%
Draw or St. Louis City
48%
Chicago Fire FC or St. Louis City
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC35% Draw47% St. Louis City18%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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