Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
D.C. United SC
1 – 7
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 7 Jun 2025 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Garrison Tubbs 8' Y
Y 45' Jonathan Bamba
Y 72' Kellyn Acosta
Y 85' Philip Zinckernagel

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Audi Field.

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

6
8
4
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-07 D.C. United SC 1–7 Chicago Fire FC 2025-03-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–7 L
31 May FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
28 May New England Revolution H 1–1 D
24 May New York Red Bulls H 0–2 L
18 May Nashville SC A 0–0 D
14 May New York City FC H 0–0 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jun D.C. United SC A 7–1 W
31 May Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
25 May New York City FC A 1–3 L
17 May Charlotte FC A 4–1 W
10 May Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
04 May Orlando City SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Chicago Fire FC
#9 Position #4
23 Points 29
18 Played 17
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
26 Scored 32
29 Conceded 23
-3 GD +9
1.28 PPG 1.71
28% Win % 53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. D.C. United SC host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 8' What a moment for Maren Haile-Selassie! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Garrison Tubbs argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 12' Samuel Williams is replacing Rominigue Kouame for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 22' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 23' Magnificent from Jonathan Bamba! That is 46 goals in 466 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' Rida Zouhir needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' What a strike from Tom Barlow! The score is 0-3.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' The USA Tom Barlow breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 0-4!
  • 45' Jonathan Bamba picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Leonardo Barroso has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Dean on 45 minute.
  • 48' Brian Gutierrez gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Jonathan Bamba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 53' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Philip Zinckernagel gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 58' Jack Elliott makes way for Sam Rogers at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 60' A goal from the Senegal international Dom Badji! He fires home on 60 to make it 1-5!
  • 61' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Jacob Murrell is replaced by Dom Badji on 61 minute.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Tom Barlow makes it 1-6 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 66' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Jared Stroud has done his job and it is now time for Gavin Turner to step up.
  • 71' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Kellyn Acosta on 72 minutes earns him a card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
  • 77' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 278 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Philip Zinckernagel. He receives a card.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The final score is 1-7.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ola Kamara 6
Christian Benteke 4
Tom Barlow 3
C.J. Sapong 2
Jonathan Bornstein 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Hugo Cuypers 2

Head to Head

2025-06-07 D.C. United SC 1–7 Chicago Fire FC 2025-03-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC

D.C. United SC Form

2025-06-07 D.C. United SC 1–7 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2025-05-28 D.C. United SC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2025-05-24 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls L 2025-05-18 Nashville SC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-06-07 D.C. United SC 1–7 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-31 Orlando City SC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-05-04 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.43 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.49 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC25% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC52%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
48%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
75%
D.C. United SC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC19% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC44%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–7 not predicted
1 – 7
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 3
5%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
4.4%
2 – 4
3.2%
0 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 11% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 20% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 17% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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