Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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 wait is over. FC Cincinnati get us underway at TQL Stadium.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati have won 352 goals from 245 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nick Hagglund.
  • 32' Dominique Badji has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Stanislav Ivanov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' A goal from the Colombia international Jhon Duran! He fires home on 56 to make it 0-1!
  • 59' Brian Gutierrez adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Junior Moreno is withdrawn and Yuya Kubo gets his opportunity.
  • 65' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Javier Casas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Ronald Matarrita comes on to replace Alvas Powell.
  • 73' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 73 minute. Brenner da Silva leaves to be changed by Sergio Santos.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Jhon Duran has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Stanislav Ivanov departs to be replaced by Miguel Navarro.
  • 78' What composure from Luciano Acosta! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 81' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Yuya Kubo gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' 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.
  • 88' Dominique Badji is replacing Geoff Cameron for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 89' A goal from the USA international Brandon Vazquez! He fires home on 89 to make it 2-3!
  • 90' Poor challenge from Rafael Czichos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Brian Gutierrez departs to be replaced by Javier Casas.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Junior Moreno 2
Philip Zinckernagel 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
4 / 4
2.03 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.19 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati38% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC39%
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
61%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
62%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati30% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 16% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

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

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