Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Toronto FC
Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Mauricio Pineda 71' Y
Y 81' Luke Singh

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Toronto FC — 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

5
7
5
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC 2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Toronto FC H 1–2 L
22 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
18 Jul Nashville SC A 1–5 L
08 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–1 W
04 Jul Atlanta United FC H 3–0 W
27 Jun Philadelphia Union H 3–3 D
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
21 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
17 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
07 Jul New England Revolution A 3–2 W
03 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–7 L
26 Jun FC Cincinnati H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Toronto FC
#5 Position #13
42 Points 29
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 11 / 10
46 Scored 39
38 Conceded 51
+8 GD -12
1.62 PPG 1.07
46% Win % 22%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Toronto FC are 13th (29 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
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ 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
Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome Toronto FC for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
  • 2' Yeferson Soteldo adds to his 0 season tally! Toronto FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 7' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Ignacio Aliseda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 168 appearances.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jozy Altidore, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' Miguel Navarro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 32' USA international Bobby Shuttleworth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Alex Bono has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Dominic Dwyer makes way for Jozy Altidore at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Toronto FC.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Toronto FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Chicago Fire FC have won 403 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Wyatt Omsberg departs to be replaced by Fabian Herbers.
  • 58' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 58 minute. Wyatt Omsberg leaves to be changed by Fabian Herbers.
  • 63' Toronto FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick DeLeon is hanging Ralph Priso-Mbongue on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Miguel Navarro by Jhon Espinoza on 69 minute.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mauricio Pineda on 71 minutes.
  • 76' What composure from Nick DeLeon! The United States international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 77' What a strike from Alvaro Medran! The score is 1-2.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Luke Singh. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' Noble Okello gets the nod from Toronto FC. He replaces Luke Singh and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luka Stojanovic is hanging Boris Sekulic on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 282 games and scored 403 goals.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Perez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Osorio 4
Josh Sargent 4
Jack Elliott 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Jonathan Osorio 3
Yeferson Soteldo 2
Andrew Gutman 2

Head to Head

2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC 2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D

Toronto FC Form

2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC W 2021-07-21 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-07-07 New England Revolution 2–3 Toronto FC W 2021-07-03 D.C. United SC 7–1 Toronto FC L 2021-06-26 Toronto FC 0–2 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Toronto FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC45% Draw24% Toronto FC31%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Toronto FC
55%
Chicago Fire FC or Toronto FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC38% Draw38% Toronto FC24%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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