Thursday , 5 November 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Wed 7 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonathan Bamba 9' 1–0
Philip Zinckernagel 50' 2–0
2–1 73' Mathias Laborda
Maren Haile-Selassie 88' 3–1
Philip Zinckernagel 19' Y
Jonathan Dean 55' Y
Y 61' Tate Johnson

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Sergiy Boyko

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 33 74
2 Internacional CF Miami 33 59
3 New England Revolution 33 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 33 55
5 Charlotte FC 33 53
6 Philadelphia Union 33 47
7 FC Cincinnati 33 46
8 Columbus Crew SC 33 44
9 Orlando City SC 33 43
10 New York City FC 33 39
11 Toronto FC 33 39
12 New York Red Bulls 33 39
13 Atlanta United FC 33 33
14 D.C. United SC 33 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 33 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 33 61
17 FC Dallas 33 55
18 San Jose Earthquakes 33 52
19 St. Louis City 33 51
20 Houston Dynamo 33 51
21 Los Angeles FC 33 47
22 Los Angeles Galaxy 33 44
23 Portland Timbers 33 43
24 Colorado Rapids SC 33 43
25 Seattle Sounders FC 33 43
26 Real Salt Lake 33 42
27 Minnesota United FC 33 41
28 San Diego FC 33 38
29 Austin FC 33 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 33 23

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
Chicago Fire FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep Charlotte FC A 1–0 W
20 Sep Nashville SC A 0–3 L
13 Sep New England Revolution H 1–2 L
10 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–1 D
05 Sep Toronto FC A 4–4 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
27 Sep D.C. United SC H 3–3 D
20 Sep Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W
13 Sep Austin FC H 1–2 L
10 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
06 Sep St. Louis City H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#4 Position #16
55 Points 61
33 Played 33
16 / 7 / 10 W / D / L 18 / 7 / 8
61 Scored 72
50 Conceded 34
+11 GD +38
1.67 PPG 1.85
48% Win % 55%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (61 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
8/4
16-30
8/8
31-45
5/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/3
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/7
61-75
10/2
76+
12/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 12 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 9' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonathan Bamba on 9.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 24' 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 Dje Davilla suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' The whistle greets Aleksa Cvetkovic as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Muller.
  • 50' GOAL! Philip Zinckernagel scores on 50. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie
  • 55' Jonathan Dean picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Caicedo. He replaces Emmanuel Sabbi on 58 minute.
  • 61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 66' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Tate Johnson exits the field as Sam Adekugbe enters on 73.
  • 73' The Uruguay Mathias Laborda breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Puso Dithejane. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 76 minute.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rayan Elloumi made 289 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maren Haile-Selassie makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Rayan Elloumi. He replaces Oliver Larraz on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kei Kamara 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Kei Kamara 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Cristian Dajome 1
Daniel Rios 1
Ryan Raposo 1

Head to Head

2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-09-05 Toronto FC 4–4 Chicago Fire FC D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-09-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 D.C. United SC D 2026-09-20 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-09-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2026-09-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 St. Louis City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC34%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
58%
Chicago Fire FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC28% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC30%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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