Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Orlando City SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 17:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Brian Gutierrez
R 43' Brian Gutierrez
Y 54' Jhon Espinoza
Robin Jansson 81' Y
Jhegson Mendez 85' 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
2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC 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

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
02 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–4 L
27 Mar Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
19 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–0 W
13 Mar FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
05 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
02 Apr FC Dallas H 0–0 D
19 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
13 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–0 W
05 Mar Orlando City SC H 0–0 D
26 Feb Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 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' Welcome to Exploria Stadium that hosts another battle between Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brian Gutierrez on 5.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ezra Hendrickson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gabriel Slonina suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brian Gutierrez on 43.
  • 46' Junior Urso is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cesar Araujo at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' Ercan Kara doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Jonathan Bornstein trudges off to be replaced by Andre Reynolds II on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 74' The whistle greets Gaston Claudio Gimenez as he departs to be replaced by Jhon Duran.
  • 75' Jhon Duran is replacing Gaston Claudio Gimenez for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ruan made 286 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Javier Casas comes on to replace Kacper Przybylko.
  • 85' Orlando City SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 86 minute. Mauricio Pereira leaves to be changed by Andres Perea.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

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

2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC 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

Orlando City SC Form

2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-04-02 Orlando City SC 2–4 Los Angeles FC L 2022-03-27 Portland Timbers 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2022-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2022-03-13 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-04-09 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-02 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-13 D.C. United SC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2022-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC34% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC43%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
57%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
66%
Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC21% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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