Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Kendall Waston 20' Y
Y 25' C.J. Sapong
Y 30' Dax McCarty

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
  • Referee Ian McKay
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
4
4
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
18 Sep Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
14 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
07 Sep Toronto FC H 1–5 L
01 Sep FC Dallas A 1–3 L
25 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
14 Sep FC Dallas H 4–0 W
31 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
24 Aug New England Revolution A 1–2 L
18 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
15 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Chicago Fire FC
#9 Position #5
33 Points 42
26 Played 26
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
55 Scored 46
64 Conceded 38
-9 GD +8
1.27 PPG 1.62
31% Win % 46%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 50% of all matches.
  • 10' Djordje Mihailovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Kendall Waston was booked on 20.
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for C.J. Sapong on 25 minutes.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dax McCarty.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nemanja Nikolics made 282 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Joe Gyau on, Rashawn Dally off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 58' Djordje Mihailovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Gaitan at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Roland Lamah gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Derrick Etienne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' The Chicago Fire SC manager makes a substitution. C.J. Sapong departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Katai.
  • 71' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 252 games and scored 363 goals.
  • 77' The Chicago Fire SC bench stirs into life. Brandt Bronico is withdrawn and Fabian Herbers gets his opportunity.
  • 82' The 38-year-old Nicolas Gaitan has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 87' Frankie Amaya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Gutman is hanging Leonardo Bertone on the field on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 7
Hugo Cuypers 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Brian Gutierrez 3
Robert Beric 3
Jhon Duran 3
Rafael Czichos 2
Ignacio Aliseda 2

Head to Head

2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2019-09-14 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2019-09-07 FC Cincinnati 1–5 Toronto FC L 2019-09-01 FC Dallas 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 FC Dallas W 2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-08-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati35% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
60%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
65%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati25% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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