Sunday , 16 August 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 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

6
4
5
Orlando City SC 15 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
#11 Position #4
20 Points 29
18 Played 17
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
30 Scored 32
47 Conceded 23
-17 GD +9
1.11 PPG 1.71
33% Win % 53%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ 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)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Chris Mueller is replacing Nani for the Orlando City SC side.
  • 35' Carlos Teran has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Benji Michel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' Magnificent from Benji Michel! That is 19 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' Junior Urso is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Medran, as he is very good at scoring at Exploria Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' Brian Gutierrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stanislav Ivanov on 71 minute.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Carlos Teran. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' The 28-year-old Mason Stajduhar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Orlando City SC player. Chris Mueller gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Fabian Herbers by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 81 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Emmanuel Mas on, Silvester van der Water off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Federico Navarro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Orlando City SC to claim maximum 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
Robert Beric 3
Aleksandar Katai 3
Benji Michel 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
1 / 4
1.69 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC37% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC40%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
60%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
63%
Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC25% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.8%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 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.