Saturday , 14 November 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 30 Jun 2024 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Mauricio Pineda
Y 56' Jonathan Dean
Jackson Ragen 77' Y
Albert Rusnak 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Lumen Field.

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

3
2
2
Seattle Sounders FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
23 Jun FC Dallas H 3–2 W
20 Jun Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
16 Jun Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
09 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
30 May Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
22 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–4 L
15 Jun Toronto FC A 4–1 W
02 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
30 May Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
25 May D.C. United SC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Chicago Fire FC
#23 Position #4
46 Points 55
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
44 Scored 64
46 Conceded 54
-2 GD +10
1.35 PPG 1.62
35% Win % 47%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
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' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Lumen Field.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Brian Gutierrez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Brady made 294 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Maren Haile-Selassie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 11 goals this season for the .
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Mauricio Pineda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Teran at the 39 minute mark.
  • 42' Mauricio Pineda was booked on 42.
  • 46' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Alex Roldan exits the field as Paul Rothrock enters on 46.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Teran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 56' Jonathan Dean is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 57' What a moment for Albert Rusnak! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' Mauricio Pineda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' 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 0% of all matches.
  • 76' Pedro De la Vega is replacing Leo Chu for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Jackson Ragen.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Chris Mueller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Allan Arigoni at the 85 minute mark.
  • 87' Georgios Koutsias is replacing Maren Haile-Selassie for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 90' Albert Rusnak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 3
Robert Beric 2
Dejan Joveljic 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Clint Dempsey 1
Aleksandar Katai 1
Robert Beric 1

Head to Head

2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-06-23 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 FC Dallas W 2024-06-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2024-06-16 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-22 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-15 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-05-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2024-05-25 D.C. United SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.78 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
53%
Seattle Sounders FC or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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