Chicago Fire FC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Chicago Fire FC

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Toronto FC

Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Kacper Przybylko 90' 1–0

Y 55' Raoul Petretta

Rafael Czichos 76' Y

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Toronto FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Toronto FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Toronto FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC 2023-05-31 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Toronto FC 2022-05-28 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Toronto FC	H	1–0	W
13 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
09 Jul	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
01 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L
25 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	W
22 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
08 Jul	St. Louis City	H	0–1	L
04 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	0–4	L
01 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
24 Jun	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
21 Jun	FC Cincinnati	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Toronto FC
#4	Position	#12
29	Points	17
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 8 / 7
32	Scored	24
23	Conceded	32
+9	GD	-8
1.71	PPG	0.94
53%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Toronto FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/4

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and Toronto FC is underway.
5' Alonso Coello Camarero has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Toronto FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Rafael Czichos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
20' Toronto FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The 27-year-old Maren Haile-Selassie has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Toronto FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Toronto FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' The whistle greets Georgios Koutsias as he departs to be replaced by Kei Kamara.
51' 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.
52' Toronto FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alonso Coello Camarero is hanging Deandre Kerr on the field on 52 minute.
55' Raoul Petretta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's 4-4-2 shape.
63' A change in the Toronto FC ranks — Sigurd Rosted exits the field as Matt Hedges enters on 63.
68' Toronto FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brandon Servania is hanging Shane O'Neill on the field on 68 minute.
69' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Raoul Petretta by Ian Torres on 69 minute.
72' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 72 minute. Fabian Herbers leaves to be changed by Carlos Teran.
76' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
80' The crowd applauds Gaston Gimenez as he leaves the pitch. Arnaud Souquet steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
89' Kacper Przybylko gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Jonathan Dean and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Goal! Kacper Przybylko scores his 24 goal in 289 matches.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Toronto FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Toronto FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

9
C.J. Sapong
21
Jonathan Osorio
20
Ayo Akinola ↓ Aime Mabika 52'
28
Raoul Petretta
1
Sean Johnson
17
Sigurd Rosted ↓ Matt Hedges 63'
27
Shane O'Neill ↓ Brandon Servania 68'
–
Franco Ibarra
7
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
29
Deandre Kerr ↓ Alonso Coello Camarero 52'
19
Kobe Franklin

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jonathan Osorio	4
Jonathan Osorio	3
Jack Elliott	3
Jozy Altidore	3
Omar Gonzalez	2
Jhon Duran	2
Sebastian Giovinco	2
Yeferson Soteldo	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2023-07-01 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W

Toronto FC Form

2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC L 2023-07-08 Toronto FC 0–1 St. Louis City L 2023-07-04 Orlando City SC 4–0 Toronto FC L 2023-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-06-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Toronto FC L 2023-06-21 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Toronto FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.08 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.81 Toronto FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC65% Draw21% Toronto FC14%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Toronto FC

35%

Chicago Fire FC or Toronto FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC46% Draw42% Toronto FC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.8%

1 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Toronto FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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