FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

FC Cincinnati

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 2 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Nippert Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+10'

Mathieu Deplagne 90' Y

Y 90' Jonathan Bornstein

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FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Nippert Stadium.

FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Peter Manikowski
Referee Ismir Pekmic
Referee

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

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
25 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
29 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
23 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
23 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
20 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–2	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Cincinnati is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jaap Stam might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jurgen Locadia, as he is very good at scoring at Nippert Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Elliot Collier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Miguel Navarro, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
40' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Francisco Calvo made 7 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' The 35-year-old Robert Beric has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Fabian Herbers exits the field as Djordje Mihailovic enters on 62.
63' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Siem de Jong is replaced by Yuya Kubo on 63 minute.
68' 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.
70' Ignacio Aliseda puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Greg Garza is replaced by Andrew Gutman on 76 minute.
81' Djordje Mihailovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
86' The whistle greets Haris Medunjanin as he departs to be replaced by Caleb Stanko.
90' The whistle greets Mauricio Pineda as he departs to be replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Mathieu Deplagne argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The points are shared — FC Cincinnati 0-0 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 62'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Elliot Collier 62'
5
Francisco Calvo C
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic
6
Miguel Navarro ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 62'
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 90'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Evander	7
Hugo Cuypers	5
Luciano Acosta	4
Robert Beric	3
Jhon Duran	3
Brian Gutierrez	3
Kevin Denkey	2
Junior Moreno	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.54 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati39% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

66%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

61%

FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati28% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Clean Sheet