FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

FC Cincinnati

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Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 17 Jul 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Fabian Herbers

Y 58' Hugo Cuypers

Alvas Powell 88' Y

Alvas Powell 89' YR

DeAndre Yedlin 90' Y

Y 90' Georgios Koutsias

Overview

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

FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L
13 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	1–3	L
06 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	6–1	W
03 Jul	D.C. United SC	A	3–2	W
30 Jun	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W
22 Jun	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
14 Jul	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
08 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
04 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	4–3	W
30 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
22 Jun	Orlando City SC	A	2–4	L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Cincinnati to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Ian Murphy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Gaston Gimenez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Obinna Nwobodo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
30' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 35.
40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
45' Luca Orellano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 162 appearances.
46' Sergio Santos is replacing Corey Baird for the FC Cincinnati side.
51' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
56' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' That is a card for Chicago Fire FC. Hugo Cuypers will be fuming at that decision.
59' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Gutierrez is hanging Jonathan Dean on the field on 59 minute.
61' The crowd applauds Yamil Asad as he leaves the pitch. Bret Halsey steps in for FC Cincinnati.
66' USA international Kipp Keller has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brian Gutierrez on 69.
74' Gerardo Valenzuela is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
80' Kevin Kelsy gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Kipp Keller and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
87' Aaron Boupendza gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Obinna Nwobodo and will look to change the dynamic.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Alvas Powell.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Alvas Powell argues furiously but the card stands.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for DeAndre Yedlin on 90 minutes.
90' The supporters are chanting for Tobias Salquist. He replaces Maren Haile-Selassie on 90 minute.
Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats FC Cincinnati

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

91
DeAndre Yedlin
7
Yuya Kubo
11
Corey Baird ↓ Sergio Santos 46'
27
Yamil Asad ↓ Bret Halsey 61'
20
Pavel Bucha
5
Obinna Nwobodo ↓ Aaron Boupendza 87'
23
Luca Orellano
32
Ian Murphy
18
Roman Celentano
14
Kipp Keller ↓ Kevin Kelsy 80'
22
Gerardo Valenzuela ↓ Alvas Powell 61'

Bench

9
Aaron Boupendza ↑ 87'
36
Evan Louro
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 61'
17
Sergio Santos ↑ 46'
15
Bret Halsey ↑ 61'
19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 80'
–
Paul Walters
33
Isaiah Foster
34
London Aghedo

Coach Pat Noonan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Kellyn Acosta 46'
16
Wyatt Omsberg
2
Arnaud Souquet
30
Gaston Gimenez
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Tobias Salquist 90'
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Tom Barlow 59'
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Georgios Koutsias 80'
24
Jonathan Dean ↓ Brian Gutierrez 59'
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

14
Tobias Salquist ↑ 90'
23
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 46'
18
Spencer Richey
12
Tom Barlow ↑ 59'
22
Mauricio Pineda
37
Javier Casas
17
Brian Gutierrez ↑ 59'
19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 80'
48
David Poreba

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
Junior Moreno	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC L 2024-07-06 FC Cincinnati 6–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2024-07-03 D.C. United SC 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2024-06-30 FC Dallas 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2024-06-22 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New England Revolution L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-22 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.79 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati35% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC41%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

59%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

65%

FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati27% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.9%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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