FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

FC Cincinnati

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 3 Jun 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium 25,513 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Arnaud Souquet

Matt Miazga 54' Y

Y 67' Xherdan Shaqiri

Y 73' Maren Haile-Selassie

Alvaro Barreal 89' Y

Overview

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

FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

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

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
31 May	New York City FC	A	3–1	W
28 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
20 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
17 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
06 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jun	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
31 May	Toronto FC	A	0–0	D
27 May	New England Revolution	A	3–3	D
21 May	Atlanta United FC	H	3–3	D
17 May	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
13 May	St. Louis City	H	1–0	W

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' FC Cincinnati have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
20' Xherdan Shaqiri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
25' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Rafael Czichos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Klopas might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Arnaud Souquet.
43' 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.
46' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Kacper Przybylko is withdrawn and Gaston Gimenez gets his opportunity.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Obinna Nwobodo made 46 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Matt Miazga was booked on 54.
59' Yuya Kubo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' The crowd applauds Marco Angulo as he leaves the pitch. Junior Moreno steps in for FC Cincinnati.
61' Yuya Kubo makes way for Brandon Vazquez at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
62' The supporters are chanting for Xherdan Shaqiri. He replaces Georgios Koutsias on 62 minute.
67' The referee calls foul for Xherdan Shaqiri. He receives a Yellow card.
70' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Czichos is hanging Arnaud Souquet on the field on 70 minute.
73' Poor challenge from Maren Haile-Selassie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
78' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Acosta makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 83.
85' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Luciano Acosta exits the field as Malik Pinto enters on 85.
86' FC Cincinnati make a change. Luciano Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Malik Pinto on 86 minutes.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Alvaro Barreal is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 89.
With this win, FC Cincinnati is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

21
Matt Miazga
7
Yuya Kubo ↓ Brandon Vazquez 61'
2
Alvas Powell
10
Luciano Acosta ↓ Malik Pinto 86'
31
Alvaro Barreal
5
Obinna Nwobodo
29
Arquimides Ordonez ↓ Dominique Badji 61'
15
Yerson Mosquera
28
Raymon Gaddis ↓ Santiago Arias 70'
18
Roman Celentano
8
Marco Angulo ↓ Junior Moreno 60'

Bench

13
Santiago Arias ↑ 70'
14
Dominique Badji ↑ 61'
4
Nick Hagglund
93
Junior Moreno ↑ 60'
1
Alec Kann
19
Brandon Vazquez ↑ 61'
32
Ian Murphy
26
Malik Pinto ↑ 86'
58
Gerardo Valenzuela

Coach Pat Noonan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Fabian Herbers
16
Wyatt Omsberg
31
Federico Navarro ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 62'
2
Arnaud Souquet ↓ Rafael Czichos 70'
18
Spencer Richey
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Xherdan Shaqiri 62'
19
Georgios Koutsias ↓ Kei Ansu Kamara 62'
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Gaston Claudio Gimenez 46'
27
Kendall Burks
20
Jairo Torres
3
Daniel Aceves

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-05-31 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-05-27 New England Revolution 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-05-21 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Atlanta United FC D 2023-05-17 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.1 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati48% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC30%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

69%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati33% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

1 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.4%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 3

3.1%

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%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	16%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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