Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
0 – 1
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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Evander scoring 4 goals.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ian Murphy made 252 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Fabian Herbers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Fabian Herbers on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Sergio Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corey Baird at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Tobias Salquist has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Hugo Cuypers is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 59' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jonathan Dean exits the field as Brian Gutierrez enters on 59.
  • 61' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Bret Halsey comes on to replace Yamil Asad.
  • 66' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' GOAL! Brian Gutierrez fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 74' Maren Haile-Selassie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 20 appearances.
  • 79' Arnaud Souquet, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Kipp Keller departs to be replaced by Kevin Kelsy.
  • 85' 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.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Obinna Nwobodo as he leaves the pitch. Aaron Boupendza steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 88' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 89' Alvas Powell picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Tobias Salquist gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Maren Haile-Selassie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Chicago Fire FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.94 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati38% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC38%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
62%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
62%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
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% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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