Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Minnesota United FC

0 – 3

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 21 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Wil Trapp 40' Y

Morris Duggan 59' Y

Nicolas Romero 88' Y

Y 88' Jack Elliott

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Minnesota United FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-21 Minnesota United FC 0–3 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–3	L
14 Sep	San Diego FC	A	3–1	W
31 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
24 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	3–1	W
17 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
10 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	3–0	W
14 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–3	L
07 Sep	New England Revolution	H	3–2	W
23 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–4	L
17 Aug	St. Louis City	H	3–2	W
10 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Chicago Fire FC
#25	Position	#4
24	Points	29
18	Played	17
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
20	Scored	32
25	Conceded	23
-5	GD	+9
1.33	PPG	1.71
33%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Minnesota United FC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
20' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Andrew Gutman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
26' Joel Waterman puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
31' The 23-year-old Brian Gutierrez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Franco made 172 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' A moment of madness from Wil Trapp on 40 minutes earns him a card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
41' Dje Davilla adds to his 1 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
55' The supporters are chanting for Joaquin Pereyra. He replaces Darius Randell on 55 minute.
56' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Dominik Fitz departs to be replaced by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
59' Poor challenge from Morris Duggan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
70' Goal! Philip Zinckernagel scores his 52 goal in 61 matches.
72' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joseph Rosales is hanging Anthony Markanich on the field on 72 minute.
77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
79' Maren Haile-Selassie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Bamba on 79 minute.
84' Senegal international Mamadou Dieng has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
88' A moment of madness from Nicolas Romero on 88 minutes earns him a card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
90' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Leonardo Barroso on, Jonathan Dean off on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 0-3 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Wil Trapp ↓ Robin Lod 55'
24
Julian Gressel
97
Dayne St. Clair
7
Dominik Fitz ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 56'
5
Nicolas Romero
30
Owen Gene ↓ Michael Boxall 55'
25
Nectarios Triantis
13
Anthony Markanich ↓ Joseph Rosales 72'
23
Morris Duggan
98
Darius Randell ↓ Joaquin Pereyra 55'
29
Mamadou Dieng

Bench

17
Robin Lod ↑ 55'
26
Joaquin Pereyra ↑ 55'
15
Michael Boxall ↑ 55'
27
D.J. Taylor
8
Joseph Rosales ↑ 72'
1
Alec Smir
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↑ 56'
90
Loic Mesanvi
28
Jefferson Diaz

Coach Eric Ramsay

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 79'
3
Jack Elliott
15
Andrew Gutman
16
Joel Waterman
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Brian Gutierrez 79'
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
10
Andre Franco ↓ Rominigue Kouame 90'
24
Jonathan Dean ↓ Leonardo Barroso 90'
5
Sam Rogers
42
Dje Davilla

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Robin Lod	2
Kervin Arriaga	2
Kei Ansu Kamara	2
Sam Nicholson	1
Joel Waterman	1
Ibson	1
Philip Zinckernagel	1
Aleksandar Katai	1

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2025-09-21 Minnesota United FC 0–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-09-14 San Diego FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2025-08-31 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-24 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2025-08-17 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-08-10 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-09-21 Minnesota United FC 0–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC L 2025-09-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New England Revolution W 2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.13 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC27% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC45%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Minnesota United FC or Chicago Fire FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC19% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC36%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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