Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Orlando City SC to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brian Gutierrez.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Wyatt Omsberg has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Ercan Kara, a Austria , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The 28-year-old Joao Moutinho has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Red card on 43.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Cesar Araujo as he leaves the pitch. Junior Urso steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Jhon Espinoza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Ercan Kara puts Orlando City SC on the lead.
  • 60' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Jonathan Bornstein trudges off to be replaced by Andre Reynolds II on 60 minutes.
  • 65' With 2 assists to his name this season, Facundo Torres Perez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Jhon Duran comes on to replace Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
  • 75' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 75 minute. Gaston Claudio Gimenez leaves to be changed by Jhon Duran.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' Robin Jansson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Javier Casas comes on to replace Kacper Przybylko.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Jhegson Mendez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' Andres Perea is replacing Mauricio Pereira for the Orlando City SC side.
  • 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
Nemanja Nikolics 2
C.J. Sapong 2
Aleksandar Katai 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
0 / 4
1.18 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC30% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC48%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
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 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
52%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
70%
Orlando City SC or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC17% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC43%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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