Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at TQL Stadium!
  • 5' Kacper Przybylko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 275 games and scored 393 goals.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Arnaud Souquet is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Gaston Gimenez. He replaces Kacper Przybylko on 46 minute.
  • 51' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Matt Miazga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 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' The supporters are chanting for Brandon Vazquez. He replaces Yuya Kubo on 61 minute.
  • 62' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Georgios Koutsias has done his job and it is now time for Xherdan Shaqiri to step up.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Xherdan Shaqiri is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' Rafael Czichos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaud Souquet on 70 minute.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 78' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' Luciano Acosta puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 85' Malik Pinto is replacing Luciano Acosta for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Malik Pinto. He replaces Luciano Acosta on 86 minute.
  • 89' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final score is 1-0.

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
Junior Moreno 2
Philip Zinckernagel 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
1.95 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati44% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
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
65%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
56%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati30% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 1
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%

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% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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