FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

FC Cincinnati

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Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#6	Position	#4
26	Points	29
18	Played	17
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
45	Scored	32
44	Conceded	23
+1	GD	+9
1.44	PPG	1.71
39%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/7

31-45

9/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

2/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Evander	10 G	4 A
Kevin Denkey	10 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	5 G

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at TQL Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Marco Angulo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
20' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yerson Mosquera made 343 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' 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.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arnaud Souquet on 38.
43' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Kacper Przybylko is replaced by Gaston Gimenez on 46 minute.
51' international Kei Ansu Kamara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' The referee calls foul for Matt Miazga. He receives a Yellow card.
59' The 26-year-old Kendall Burks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
60' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Marco Angulo exits the field as Junior Moreno enters on 60.
61' Brandon Vazquez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuya Kubo at the 61 minute mark.
62' The crowd applauds Georgios Koutsias as he leaves the pitch. Xherdan Shaqiri steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Xherdan Shaqiri.
70' The supporters are chanting for Rafael Czichos. He replaces Arnaud Souquet on 70 minute.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Maren Haile-Selassie is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 73.
78' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
83' What composure from Luciano Acosta! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
85' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Luciano Acosta is withdrawn and Malik Pinto gets his opportunity.
86' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Luciano Acosta by Malik Pinto on 86 minute.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alvaro Barreal.
The points are shared — FC Cincinnati 1-0 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

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
Robert Beric	3
Jhon Duran	3
Brian Gutierrez	3
Kevin Denkey	2
Junior Moreno	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

2.2 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.06 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati47% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

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	42%	58%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

69%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

53%

FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati33% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

2 – 3

4.7%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.6%

3 – 3

3.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 2

2.8%

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%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	11%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

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.