Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

8
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #3
20 Points 26
15 Played 14
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
36 Scored 27
37 Conceded 16
-1 GD +11
1.33 PPG 1.86
33% Win % 57%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Cincinnati to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Boris Sekulic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' 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 Gaston Gimenez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Jurgen Locadia, a Curacao , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Greg Garza, as he is very good at scoring at Nippert Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabian Herbers made 286 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' Djordje Mihailovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fabian Herbers on 62 minute.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Siem de Jong as he leaves the pitch. Yuya Kubo steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 68' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Evander scoring 4 goals.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Ignacio Aliseda makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 76' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Greg Garza is replaced by Andrew Gutman on 76 minute.
  • 81' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Caleb Stanko comes on to replace Haris Medunjanin.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wyatt Omsberg is hanging Mauricio Pineda on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Mathieu Deplagne gets a Yellow card.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-08-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-07-20 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.4 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati36% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
62%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
64%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati25% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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