Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
FC Cincinnati
2 – 3
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nick Hagglund 27' Y
Y 68' Mauricio Pineda
Yuya Kubo 81' Y
Y 90' Rafael Czichos
Sergio Santos 90' R
Y 90' Miguel Navarro

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
4
4
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–3 L
28 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
18 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
10 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 6–0 W
08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D
03 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct FC Cincinnati A 3–2 W
18 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–3 L
13 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–3 L
11 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 3–1 W
03 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
31 Aug New England Revolution A 0–0 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Chicago Fire FC
#8 Position #4
46 Points 55
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
67 Scored 64
75 Conceded 54
-8 GD +10
1.35 PPG 1.62
35% Win % 47%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Teran, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Rafael Czichos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Boris Sekulic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 27' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 32' The 34-year-old Nick Hagglund has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 264 games and scored 381 goals.
  • 56' Goal! Jhon Duran scores his 27 goal in 295 matches.
  • 59' What a strike from Brian Gutierrez! The score is 0-2.
  • 60' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Junior Moreno is withdrawn and Yuya Kubo gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Mauricio Pineda is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' Ronald Matarrita is replacing Alvas Powell for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 73' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Sergio Santos on, Brenner da Silva off on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Jhon Duran makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Miguel Navarro on, Stanislav Ivanov off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Luciano Acosta makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yuya Kubo.
  • 86' Javier Casas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' The whistle greets Geoff Cameron as he departs to be replaced by Dominique Badji.
  • 89' Brandon Vazquez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 90' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Javier Casas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian Gutierrez at the 90 minute mark.
  • It finishes all square. FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

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

2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC L 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati42% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC35%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
65%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
58%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati33% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 2
5%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.4%
0 – 2
3.2%
1 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 17% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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