Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Chicago Fire FC
3 – 2
Full Time
St. Louis City
Sun 17 Aug 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Marcel Hartel
Y 61' Tomas Ostrak
Y 90' Eduard Lowen
Y 90' Roman Burki

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
1
Chicago Fire FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). St. Louis City are 27th (16 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
St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and St. Louis City.
  • 5' Simon Becher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' What a strike from Hugo Cuypers! The score is 1-0.
  • 21' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' St. Louis City player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 47' Goal! Tomas Ostrak scores his 5 goal in 398 matches.
  • 52' Klauss has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Conrad Wallem. He replaces Jaziel Orozco on 57 minute.
  • 59' St. Louis City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcel Hartel on 59.
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomas Ostrak on 61.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' What an equalizer from Philip Zinckernagel!
  • 70' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kellyn Acosta is hanging Sergio Oregel on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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 Jaziel Orozco suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' The whistle greets Leonardo Barroso as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Dean.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Teran made 275 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace Klauss by Simon Becher on 85 minute.
  • 87' GOAL! Brian Gutierrez scores on 87. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Mauricio Pineda. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 90 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eduard Lowen on 90.
  • Another three points for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Critchley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City 2024-05-12 St. Louis City 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-07-19 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-07-16 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2025-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 San Diego FC L

St. Louis City Form

2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City L 2025-08-10 St. Louis City 3–1 Nashville SC W 2025-07-27 St. Louis City 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2025-07-20 FC Dallas 3–0 St. Louis City L 2025-07-13 St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2025-07-06 Real Salt Lake 3–2 St. Louis City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.08 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC57% Draw23% St. Louis City20%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw41% St. Louis City17%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.