Sunday , 16 August 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 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

5
6
5
Toronto FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 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
#12 Position #4
17 Points 29
18 Played 17
3 / 8 / 7 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
24 Scored 32
32 Conceded 23
-8 GD +9
0.94 PPG 1.71
17% Win % 53%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Toronto FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Gaitan made 278 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcelo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Toronto FC have won 371 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Jozy Altidore has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' The 29-year-old Mo Adams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' Aleksandar Katai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' United States international Nick DeLeon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' What an equalizer from C.J. Sapong!
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! C.J. Sapong gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nemanja Nikolics on 52.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Djordje Mihailovic on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire SC will be frustrated.
  • 57' Pozuelo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Nemanja Nikolics makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 67' Toronto FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Richie Laryea as he leaves the pitch. Ayo Akinola steps in for Toronto FC.
  • 69' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Nemanja Nikolics by Nicolas Gaitan on 69 minute.
  • 74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' Goal! Jonathan Osorio scores his 51 goal in 284 matches.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Toronto FC! Jay Chapman comes on to replace Marky Delgado.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire SC team. Dax McCarty is replaced by Brandt Bronico on 80 minute.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  • 86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire SC! Amando Moreno comes on to replace Aleksandar Katai.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Jonathan Osorio 4
Jonathan Osorio 3
Jack Elliott 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Pozuelo 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Deandre Kerr 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
1.92 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC46% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
54%
Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC33% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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