Thursday , 1 October 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#5 Position #19
42 Points 44
26 Played 26
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 6
46 Scored 45
38 Conceded 36
+8 GD +9
1.62 PPG 1.69
46% Win % 46%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome St. Louis City for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Timo Baumgartl has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Hugo Cuypers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' Fallou Fall, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Eduard Lowen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcel Hartel on 36.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and St. Louis City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and St. Louis City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 47' GOAL! Tomas Ostrak scores on 47.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jaziel Orozco, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Conrad Wallem. He replaces Jaziel Orozco on 57 minute.
  • 59' Marcel Hartel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
  • 61' The referee shows St. Louis City player a card on 61.
  • 66' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Philip Zinckernagel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Sergio Oregel is withdrawn and Kellyn Acosta gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Leonardo Barroso trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Dean on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Klauss is replaced by Simon Becher on 85 minute.
  • 87' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brian Gutierrez on 87.
  • 90' Philip Zinckernagel makes way for Mauricio Pineda at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 90' Eduard Lowen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Marcel Hartel 1
Tomas Ostrak 1
Rafael Czichos 1
Rasmus Alm 1
Brian Gutierrez 1
Philip Zinckernagel 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
3 / 4
2 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC50% Draw23% St. Louis City27%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
73%
Draw or St. Louis City
50%
Chicago Fire FC or St. Louis City
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw40% St. Louis City24%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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