Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .
- Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Peter Manikowski
- Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
- Referee Jose Da Silva
6 games this season
🟨 2.0/game
⚽ 7.8 goals/game
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 | New York Red Bulls | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 9 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Cincinnati | 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 | 27 | 45 |
| 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Chicago Fire FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 19 May | Toronto FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 13 May | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 06 May | Real Salt Lake | H | 3–1 | W |
| 29 Apr | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Orlando City SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 20 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–3 | L |
| 12 May | Columbus Crew SC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 10 May | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 May | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Apr | Toronto FC | A | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Orlando City SC | Chicago Fire FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #5 |
| 34 | Points | 42 |
| 27 | Played | 26 |
| 10 / 4 / 13 | W / D / L | 12 / 6 / 8 |
| 48 | Scored | 46 |
| 64 | Conceded | 38 |
| -16 | GD | +8 |
| 1.26 | PPG | 1.62 |
| 37% | Win % | 46% |
Key Stats
69%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
63%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
19%
Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
Orlando City SC this season
31%
Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
Chicago Fire FC this season
Orlando City SC are 8th (34 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ 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)
Orlando City SC
| Martin Ojeda | 13 G | 1 A |
| Antoine Griezmann | 8 G | 4 A |
| Tyrese Spicer | 6 G |
Chicago Fire FC
| Hugo Cuypers | 11 G | |
| Maren Haile-Selassie | 8 G | 3 A |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 5 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as Orlando City SC face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Grant Lillard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
- 10' Alan Gordon, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' Orlando City SC 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.
- 35' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' Tony Rocha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 55' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 65' United States international Jonathan Campbell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 75' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
- 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 85' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 90' Chicago Fire FC have won 406 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Orlando City SC.
Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 20
- 16
- 7
- 13
- 8
- 28
- 1
-
10
Josue Colman ↓ PC 83'
-
17
Christopher Mueller ↓ Stefano 76'
- 27
Bench
-
94
PC ↑ 83'
- 36
-
29
Stefano ↑ 76'
- 25
-
6
Richie Laryea ↑ 84'
- 5
- 99
Coach
Jason Kreis
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 31
-
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Alan Gordon 46'
- 25
- 16
- 4
- 32
-
20
Daniel Johnson ↓ Brandt Bronico 74'
- 5
- 19
-
17
Diego Campos ↓ Grant Lillard 84'
Bench
-
21
Alan Gordon ↑ 46'
- 18
- 3
- 45
-
13
Brandt Bronico ↑ 74'
-
15
Grant Lillard ↑ 84'
- 12
Coach
Veljko Paunovic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Facundo Torres Perez | 6 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 4 |
| Benji Michel | 3 |
| Robert Beric | 3 |
| Aleksandar Katai | 3 |
| Aleksandar Katai | 2 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 2 |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 2 |
Head to Head
Orlando City SC Form
Chicago Fire FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.72
Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15
Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for:
Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 3.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
Double Chance
Orlando City SC or Draw
57%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
67%
Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC
| Handicap | Orlando City SC covers | Push | Chicago Fire FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 9% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 15% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +1 | 53% | 19% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 14% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.