Los Angeles FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Stott
- Referee Chris Wattam
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
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 #20 Position #3 24 Points 26 15 Played 14 7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 24 Scored 27 17 Conceded 16 +7 GD +11 1.60 PPG 1.86 47% Win % 57% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonLos Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from C.J. Sapong, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Jorge Luis Corrales has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Los Angeles FC 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.
- 25' Jorge Luis Corrales is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Latif Blessing has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 41' The referee shows Chicago Fire SC player a Yellow card on 41.
- 46' 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.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mark-Anthony Kaye suffering a number of foals already.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Lee Nguyen. He replaces Christian Ramirez on 64 minute.
- 69' The whistle greets Nemanja Nikolics as he departs to be replaced by Brandt Bronico.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Steven Beitashour is replaced by Adama Diomande.
- 79' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Aleksandar Katai by Francisco Calvo on 79 minute.
- 83' Mo Adams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Gaitan on 83 minute.
- 85' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 85 minute. Jordan Harvey leaves to be changed by Mohamed El Mounir.
- 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Przemyslaw Frankowski on 88.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 20
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21
Christian Ramirez ↓ Lee Nguyen 64'
- 3
- 2
- 25
- 1
- 9
- 7
- 14
- 4
Bench
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99
Adama Diomande ↑ 75'
- 18
- 8
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24
Lee Nguyen ↑ 64'
- 5
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13
Mohamed El Mounir ↑ 85'
- 23
Coach Bob BradleyChicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 11
- 10
- 31
- 23
- 25
- 6
- 4
- 14
- 1
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20
Nicolas Gaitan ↓ Mo Adams 83'
Bench
- 21
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5
Francisco Calvo ↑ 79'
- 45
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13
Brandt Bronico ↑ 69'
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19
Mo Adams ↑ 83'
- 17
- 33
Coach Veljko Paunovic -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlos Teran 1 Aleksandar Katai 1 Nemanja Nikolics 1 Djordje Mihailovic 1 Diego Rossi 1 Aleksandar Katai 1 Nemanja Nikolics 1 Djordje Mihailovic 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 accuracy3 / 41.15 Los Angeles FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.19Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw 70%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 60%Los Angeles FC or Chicago Fire FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.3%0 – 0 Actual1 – 0 11.7%0 – 1 10.3%2 – 1 7.5%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 2 5.8%2 – 2 4%3 – 1 2.9%3 – 0 2.7%1 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 21% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 19% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.