Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
FC Cincinnati
1 – 0
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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

8
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #5
33 Points 42
26 Played 26
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
55 Scored 46
64 Conceded 38
-9 GD +8
1.27 PPG 1.62
31% Win % 46%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
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' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' 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 Arquimides Ordonez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The 25-year-old Roman Celentano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arnaud Souquet.
  • 43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Gaston Gimenez on, Kacper Przybylko off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' FC Cincinnati currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' Matt Miazga is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Junior Moreno is hanging Marco Angulo on the field on 60 minute.
  • 61' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 61 minute. Yuya Kubo leaves to be changed by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 62' Xherdan Shaqiri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Georgios Koutsias at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 70' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Arnaud Souquet has done his job and it is now time for Rafael Czichos to step up.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Maren Haile-Selassie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Obinna Nwobodo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' A goal from the Argentina international Luciano Acosta! He fires home on 83 to make it 1-0!
  • 85' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Malik Pinto on, Luciano Acosta off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Luciano Acosta has done his job and it is now time for Malik Pinto to step up.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Alvaro Barreal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Full Time. FC Cincinnati beats Chicago Fire FC

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

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

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

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
1.98 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati47% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
68%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
53%
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
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 3
3.2%
1 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+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
15% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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