Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#11 Position #3
14 Points 26
14 Played 14
3 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
22 Scored 27
29 Conceded 16
-7 GD +11
1.00 PPG 1.86
21% Win % 57%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ 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' What a night it is going to be! Toronto FC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Toronto FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Toronto FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Toronto FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Toronto FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 30' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Jozy Altidore makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Toronto FC are in front.
  • 36' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Alex Bono has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aleksandar Katai.
  • 42' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! C.J. Sapong makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 46' C.J. Sapong with the second goal in the match!
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Toronto FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' Chicago Fire SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Djordje Mihailovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' Pozuelo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Assisted by Aleksandar Katai with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nemanja Nikolics makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 67' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 68' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Richie Laryea by Ayo Akinola on 68 minute.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Gaitan. He replaces Nemanja Nikolics on 69 minute.
  • 74' 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.
  • 76' A stunning finish from Jonathan Osorio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 79' Marky Delgado makes way for Jay Chapman at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Toronto FC.
  • 80' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Dax McCarty exits the field as Brandt Bronico enters on 80.
  • 81' Chicago Fire SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 86' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire SC. Aleksandar Katai is replaced by Amando Moreno.
  • 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
Jozy Altidore 3
Jonathan Osorio 3
Jack Elliott 3
Sebastian Giovinco 2
Marky Delgado 2
Pozuelo 2
Hugo Cuypers 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
1.9 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC 77% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC44% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
56%
Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC31% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

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

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