Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Toronto FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Aleksandar Katai
Richie Laryea 37' Y
Y 52' Nemanja Nikolics
Y 56' Djordje Mihailovic
Pozuelo 57' Y
Y 81' Bastian Schweinsteiger

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Ramy Touchan

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

5
7
5
Toronto FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
30 Mar New York City FC H 4–0 W
17 Mar New England Revolution H 3–2 W
02 Mar Philadelphia Union A 3–1 W
28 Oct Atlanta United FC H 4–1 W
21 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
30 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
16 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–4 L
09 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
03 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
28 Oct D.C. United SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Toronto FC Chicago Fire FC
#13 Position #5
29 Points 42
27 Played 26
6 / 11 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
39 Scored 46
51 Conceded 38
-12 GD +8
1.07 PPG 1.62
22% Win % 46%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Toronto FC are 13th (29 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ 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)

Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A
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 will turn into a battlefield for Toronto FC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Jozy Altidore is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 30' Canada international Richie Laryea has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Jozy Altidore makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Toronto FC are in front.
  • 36' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Aleksandar Katai. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' C.J. Sapong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 46' C.J. Sapong does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire SC surge ahead!
  • 51' Drew Moor has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' Chicago Fire SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Djordje Mihailovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pozuelo on 57.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Nemanja Nikolics makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 67' Toronto 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.
  • 68' Richie Laryea makes way for Ayo Akinola at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Toronto FC.
  • 69' Chicago Fire SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Gaitan is hanging Nemanja Nikolics on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Marky Delgado is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 76' Jonathan Osorio does the damage! The net is bulging and Toronto FC surge ahead!
  • 79' The Toronto FC manager makes a substitution. Marky Delgado departs to be replaced by Jay Chapman.
  • 80' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Dax McCarty exits the field as Brandt Bronico enters on 80.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  • 86' Nick DeLeon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 90' Another change for Chicago Fire SC made on 90 minute. Aleksandar Katai leaves to be changed by Amando Moreno.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 4
Jonathan Osorio 4
Jonathan Osorio 3
Jack Elliott 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Hugo Cuypers 2
Omar Gonzalez 2

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Toronto FC Form

2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-03-30 Toronto FC 4–0 New York City FC W 2019-03-17 Toronto FC 3–2 New England Revolution W 2019-03-02 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Toronto FC W 2018-10-28 Toronto FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-10-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Toronto FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-03-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC48% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
52%
Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC34% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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