Los Angeles FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .
- Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Stott
- Referee Chris Wattam
8 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 11.6 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May | Chicago Fire FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 18 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Apr | FC Cincinnati | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Apr | D.C. United SC | A | 4–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May | Los Angeles FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Apr | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Apr | New York City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Apr | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Apr | Toronto FC | A | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles FC | Chicago Fire FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #4 |
| 34 | Points | 29 |
| 19 | Played | 17 |
| 10 / 4 / 5 | W / D / L | 9 / 2 / 6 |
| 35 | Scored | 32 |
| 19 | Conceded | 23 |
| +16 | GD | +9 |
| 1.79 | PPG | 1.71 |
| 53% | Win % | 53% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
41%
Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
Chicago Fire FC this season
Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ 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)
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 8 G | 2 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Chicago Fire FC
| Hugo Cuypers | 11 G | |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 5 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles FC and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
- 5' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' Aleksandar Katai is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Diego Rossi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 286 games and scored 574 goals.
- 35' Christian Ramirez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 41' Poor challenge from Bastian Schweinsteiger. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 51' Nicolas Gaitan, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 61' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
- 64' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 64 minute. Christian Ramirez leaves to be changed by Lee Nguyen.
- 69' Brandt Bronico is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nemanja Nikolics at the 69 minute mark.
- 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 75' Los Angeles FC make a change. Steven Beitashour trudges off to be replaced by Adama Diomande on 75 minutes.
- 79' Another change for Chicago Fire SC made on 79 minute. Aleksandar Katai leaves to be changed by Francisco Calvo.
- 83' Mo Adams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Gaitan at the 83 minute mark.
- 85' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Jordan Harvey by Mohamed El Mounir on 85 minute.
- 88' The referee shows Chicago Fire SC player a Yellow card on 88.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 20
-
21
Christian Ramirez ↓ Lee Nguyen 64'
- 3
- 2
- 25
- 1
- 9
- 7
- 14
- 4
Bench
-
99
Adama Diomande ↑ 75'
- 18
- 8
-
24
Lee Nguyen ↑ 64'
- 5
-
13
Mohamed El Mounir ↑ 85'
- 23
Coach
Bob Bradley
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 11
- 10
- 31
- 23
- 25
- 6
- 4
- 14
- 1
-
20
Nicolas Gaitan ↓ Mo Adams 83'
Bench
- 21
-
5
Francisco Calvo ↑ 79'
- 45
-
13
Brandt Bronico ↑ 69'
-
19
Mo Adams ↑ 83'
- 17
- 33
Coach
Veljko Paunovic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Djordje Mihailovic | 1 |
| Denis Bouanga | 1 |
| Ryan Hollingshead | 1 |
| Jonathan Bamba | 1 |
| Diego Rossi | 1 |
| Carlos Teran | 1 |
| Aleksandar Katai | 1 |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 1 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
Chicago Fire FC Form
2019-05-05
Los Angeles FC
0–0
Chicago Fire FC
D
2019-04-28
Montreal Impact FC
1–0
Chicago Fire FC
L
2019-04-24
New York City FC
1–0
Chicago Fire FC
L
2019-04-20
Chicago Fire FC
4–1
Colorado Rapids SC
W
2019-04-13
Chicago Fire FC
1–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
2019-04-06
Toronto FC
2–2
Chicago Fire FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41
Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
54%
Los Angeles FC or Chicago Fire FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
| Handicap | Los Angeles FC covers | Push | Chicago Fire FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 23% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 15% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
25%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.