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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Orlando City SC 17 games · Avg 3.2 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
#9	Position	#4
46	Points	55
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
63	Scored	64
78	Conceded	54
-15	GD	+10
1.35	PPG	1.62
38%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/10

31-45

5/8

46-60

10/10

61-75

7/5

76+

13/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	16 G	4 A
Antoine Griezmann	14 G	6 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Exploria Stadium that hosts another battle between Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
11' A goal from the United States international Christopher Mueller! He fires home on 11 to make it 1-0!
15' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Mauricio Pineda gets a Yellow card.
20' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' Assisted by Christopher Mueller with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nani makes no mistake. 2-0!
27' Against the run of play, Francisco Calvo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' Ignacio Aliseda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Kyle Smith on, Kamal Miller off on 46 minutes.
48' Magnificent from Robert Beric! That is 34 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. Brandt Bronico has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Boris Sekulic gets a Yellow card.
65' C.J. Sapong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elliot Collier on 65 minute.
66' Jhegson Mendez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
67' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Tesho Akindele comes on to replace Daryl Dike.
72' Elliot Collier has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 75 minute. Mauricio Pereyra leaves to be changed by Joey DeZart.
76' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
78' GOAL! Junior Urso scores on 78. Assisted by Andres Perea
81' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Djordje Mihailovic has done his job and it is now time for Brian Gutierrez to step up.
82' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Brian Gutierrez comes on to replace Djordje Mihailovic.
85' The crowd applauds Alvaro Medran as he leaves the pitch. Brandt Bronico steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
86' Brandt Bronico was booked on 86.
Orlando City SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Aleksandar Katai	3
Benji Michel	3
Ivan Angulo	3
Robert Beric	3
C.J. Sapong	2
Aleksandar Katai	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

3 / 4

2.19 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC46% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

67%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

54%

Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC33% Draw37% Chicago Fire FC30%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 2

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.5%

3 – 3

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

4 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	12%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	17%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	16%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	11%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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