Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
3 – 3
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium 25,513 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 26' Hugo Cuypers
Tom Barlow 42' 1–1
1–2 45+5' Philip Zinckernagel pen
1–3 48' Hugo Cuypers
Evander pen 79' 2–3
Dje Davilla og 86' 3–3
Samuel Gidi 7' Y
Tom Barlow 11' Y
Bryan Ramirez 90' Y
Y 90' Dylan Borso
Pavel Bucha 90' Y
Y 90' Jack Elliott
Y 90' Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Malik Badawi (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Justin Howard (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 13.6 goals/game

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

8
4
4
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–3 D
11 Apr Toronto FC A 1–1 D
04 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–4 L
22 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–3 W
15 Mar New England Revolution A 1–6 L
08 Mar Toronto FC H 0–1 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–3 D
12 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
15 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D

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' And we are off! FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 7' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Gidi.
  • 11' It’s gonna be a card for Tom Barlow.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' What a moment for Hugo Cuypers! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dje Davilla made 275 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Magnificent from Tom Barlow! That is 24 goals in 283 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teenage Hadebe is hanging Gilberto Flores on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hugo Cuypers on 48.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Philip Zinckernagel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' USA international Miles Robinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Miles Robinson departs to be replaced by Alvas Powell.
  • 69' Pavel Bucha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Ayoub Jabbari. He replaces Tom Barlow on 70 minute.
  • 73' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Philip Zinckernagel exits the field as Joel Waterman enters on 73.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 79' What a moment for Evander! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 83' Puso Dithejane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robin Lod on 83 minute.
  • 86' The Ivory Coast Dje Davilla breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 2-4!
  • 86' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Kenji Mboma exits the field as Kyle Smith enters on 86.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Bryan Ramirez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Maren Haile-Selassie as he departs to be replaced by Viktor Radojevic.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 7
Hugo Cuypers 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Jhon Duran 3
Brian Gutierrez 3
Robert Beric 3
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Brandon Vazquez 2

Head to Head

2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-11 Toronto FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati L 2026-03-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-03-15 New England Revolution 6–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-03-08 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-03-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.31 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati40% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
62%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
60%
FC Cincinnati or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati31% Draw35% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 4
3.2%
4 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 16% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 12% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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