Chicago Fire FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Thu 23 Jul 2020 · 13:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+98'

Y 71' Thomas Hasal

Gaston Gimenez 81' Y

Fabian Herbers 90' Y

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Chicago Fire FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Timothy Ford

13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

Chicago Fire FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
20 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–2	L
14 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
07 Mar	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	5–2	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–0	W
20 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
16 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–4	L
08 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
06 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#3	Position	#16
26	Points	32
14	Played	14
8 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 2
27	Scored	34
16	Conceded	12
+11	GD	+22
1.86	PPG	2.29
57%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Ali Adnan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marc Dos Santos will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' 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 Hwang Inbeom suffering a number of foals already.
30' 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.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Dos Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Cristian Dajome on, Jasser Khemiri off on 45 minutes.
50' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
55' Fabian Herbers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo is replaced by Yordy Reyna.
59' The crowd applauds Ignacio Aliseda as he leaves the pitch. C.J. Sapong steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
60' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Miguel Navarro on, Jonathan Bornstein off on 60 minutes.
62' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Milinkovic is hanging Theo Bair on the field on 62 minute.
63' The supporters are chanting for Cristian Gutierrez. He replaces Leonard Owusu on 63 minute.
65' Goal! Ryan Raposo scores his 6 goal in 276 matches.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
71' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Thomas Hasal gets a Yellow card.
71' GOAL! Cristian Dajome scores on 71. Assisted by Yordy Reyna
76' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 76 minute. Mauricio Pineda leaves to be changed by Elliot Collier.
81' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 81.
84' C.J. Sapong does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' Fabian Herbers is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Another three points for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Kenneth Kronholm
27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
5
Francisco Calvo C
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ C.J. Sapong 59'
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Miguel Navarro 60'
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Elliot Collier 76'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

53
Ali Adnan
6
Hwang Inbeom
20
Jasser Khemiri ↓ Cristian Dajome 45'
28
Jake Nerwinski
31
Russell Teibert C
13
Derek Cornelius
14
Theo Bair ↓ David Milinkovic 62'
51
Thomas Hasal
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Cristian Gutierrez 63'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Yordy Reyna 57'

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kei Kamara	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Kei Kamara	2
Yordy Reyna	2
Hugo Cuypers	1
Cristian Dajome	1
Brian White	1
Ryan Raposo	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.03 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC27% Draw28% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Chicago Fire FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC18% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	23%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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

Chicago Fire FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Clean Sheet