Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
#12 Position #4
39 Points 55
34 Played 34
9 / 12 / 13 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
52 Scored 64
67 Conceded 54
-15 GD +10
1.15 PPG 1.62
26% Win % 47%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Toronto FC are 12th (39 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
5/12
61-75
9/7
76+
16/12
■ 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)

Toronto FC
Josh Sargent 10 G 4 A
Daniel Salloi 9 G 6 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 game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Dax McCarty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Toronto FC is showing some good football. However, Toronto FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' The deadlock is broken! Jozy Altidore gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
  • 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Toronto FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' Chicago Fire SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. C.J. Sapong makes it 1-1.
  • 46' C.J. Sapong doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' Chicago Fire FC have won 424 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Nemanja Nikolics. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Djordje Mihailovic was booked on 56.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Pozuelo on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Toronto FC will be frustrated.
  • 62' Magnificent from Nemanja Nikolics! That is 44 goals in 294 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' With 1 assists to his name this season, Nicolas Gaitan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 68' Ayo Akinola is ready to make an impact after coming on for Richie Laryea at the 68 minute mark.
  • 69' Chicago Fire SC make a change. Nemanja Nikolics trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Gaitan on 69 minutes.
  • 74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Toronto FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 76' Jonathan Osorio doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Marky Delgado as he leaves the pitch. Jay Chapman steps in for Toronto FC.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire SC! Brandt Bronico comes on to replace Dax McCarty.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire SC. Bastian Schweinsteiger will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' Brazil international Marcelo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' The Chicago Fire SC manager makes a substitution. Aleksandar Katai departs to be replaced by Amando Moreno.
  • The points are shared — Toronto FC 2-2 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

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
Jack Elliott 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Jonathan Osorio 3
Sebastian Giovinco 2
Yeferson Soteldo 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
2.13 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC48% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
52%
Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC35% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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