Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Orlando City SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 73' Carlos Teran
Chris Mueller 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 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 26 44
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

6
4
6
Orlando City SC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC 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

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
19 Aug Nashville SC A 1–1 D
07 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
05 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 1–1 D
31 Jul Atlanta United FC H 3–2 W
25 Jul New York City FC A 0–5 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
18 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
15 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
08 Aug New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
05 Aug New York City FC H 0–0 D
01 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Chicago Fire FC
#7 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)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (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' In just a few seconds Exploria Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' Alvaro Medran has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Mueller is hanging Nani on the field on 30 minute.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Benji Michel makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 57' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Chicago Fire 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.
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' Stanislav Ivanov makes way for Brian Gutierrez at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Carlos Teran.
  • 78' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chris Mueller.
  • 81' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fabian Herbers at the 81 minute mark.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Silvester van der Water is replaced by Emmanuel Mas on 85 minute.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Orlando City SC take all three points.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC 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

Orlando City SC Form

2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-05 Orlando City SC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-07-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC41% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC36%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
64%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
59%
Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC29% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 18% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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