Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Orlando City SC

4 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'

Y 15' Mauricio Pineda

Y 60' Boris Sekulic

Jhegson Mendez 66' Y

Y 76' Francisco Calvo

Y 86' Brandt Bronico

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jason White
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
Referee
Referee

Standings

#	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

Orlando City SC 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-10-06 Orlando City SC 2–5 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2018-09-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Orlando City SC 2018-05-26 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
12 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–1	W
06 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	3–1	W
26 Aug	Nashville SC	H	3–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	1–4	L
12 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
06 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		Chicago Fire FC
#13	Position	#3
14	Points	26
15	Played	14
4 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
23	Scored	27
44	Conceded	16
-21	GD	+11
0.93	PPG	1.86
27%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

–/5

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Orlando City SC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Peru international Pedro Gallese has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Boris Sekulic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
11' A stunning finish from Christopher Mueller — that came from absolutely nowhere!
15' Mauricio Pineda is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
20' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' GOAL! Nani scores on 24. Assisted by Christopher Mueller
27' Assisted by Alvaro Medran with the perfectly-timed delivery and Francisco Calvo makes no mistake. 2-1!
32' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
37' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. Junior Urso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Kamal Miller has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Smith to step up.
48' Magnificent from Robert Beric! That is 34 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Controversy at the stadium! Boris Sekulic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
65' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Elliot Collier has done his job and it is now time for C.J. Sapong to step up.
66' The referee calls foul for Jhegson Mendez. He receives a Yellow card.
67' Tesho Akindele gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Daryl Dike and will look to change the dynamic.
72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
75' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 75 minute. Mauricio Pereyra leaves to be changed by Joey DeZart.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francisco Calvo.
78' Junior Urso does the damage! The net is bulging and Orlando City SC surge ahead!
81' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Gutierrez is hanging Djordje Mihailovic on the field on 81 minute.
82' The whistle greets Djordje Mihailovic as he departs to be replaced by Brian Gutierrez.
85' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Brandt Bronico on, Alvaro Medran off on 85 minutes.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brandt Bronico.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan
17
Nani C
1
Pedro Gallese
10
Mauricio Pereyra ↓ Joey DeZart 75'
9
Christopher Mueller ↓ Benji Michel 75'
6
Robin Jansson
8
Jhegson Mendez ↓ Andres Perea 67'
11
Junior Urso
27
Kamal Miller ↓ Kyle Smith 46'
18
Daryl Dike ↓ Tesho Akindele 67'

Bench

77
Robinho
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 67'
23
Brian Rowe
3
Alex De John
24
Kyle Smith ↑ 46'
19
Benji Michel ↑ 75'
21
Andres Perea ↑ 67'
34
Joey DeZart ↑ 75'

Coach Óscar Pareja

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Brandt Bronico 85'
5
Francisco Calvo C
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Brian Gutierrez 81'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Mike Azira 85'
28
Elliot Collier ↓ C.J. Sapong 65'
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 85'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Facundo Torres Perez	6
Hugo Cuypers	4
Robert Beric	3
Aleksandar Katai	3
Benji Michel	3
C.J. Sapong	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-09-12 Orlando City SC 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-09-06 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2020-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2020-08-29 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Orlando City SC W 2020-08-26 Orlando City SC 3–1 Nashville SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.75 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.44 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC 79% + Over 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC36% Draw21% Chicago Fire FC43%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

57%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

64%

Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC24% Draw36% Chicago Fire FC40%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 4

3.8%

0 – 3

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

2 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	19%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	15%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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