Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Toronto FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 20:00 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Yeferson Soteldo 9' Y
Y 87' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor
Richie Laryea 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at BMO Field.

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
2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC 2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
29 Sep FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
26 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
18 Sep Nashville SC H 2–1 W
14 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 0–1 L
12 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Toronto FC A 1–3 L
30 Sep New York City FC H 2–0 W
26 Sep Nashville SC H 0–0 D
23 Sep New England Revolution H 2–3 L
19 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
15 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–3 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Toronto FC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabian Herbers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 9' Yeferson Soteldo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' The Slovenia Robert Beric breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-1!
  • 21' Ignacio Aliseda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fabian Herbers at the 21 minute mark.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' Toronto FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Ignacio Aliseda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marky Delgado makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 45' Marky Delgado has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Toronto FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' A goal from the USA international Omar Gonzalez! He fires home on 56 to make it 3-1!
  • 61' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Jhon Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Stanislav Ivanov to step up.
  • 62' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Alvaro Medran has done his job and it is now time for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor to step up.
  • 67' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Yeferson Soteldo makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elliot Collier is hanging Johan Kappelhof on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' Toronto FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is hanging Jacob Shaffelburg on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Toronto FC. Ifunanyachi Achara is replaced by Justin Morrow.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Nnamdi Chinonso Offor. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Richie Laryea argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Mullins. He replaces Yeferson Soteldo on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Toronto FC players.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Perez

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC 2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC

Toronto FC Form

2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-29 Toronto FC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-09-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2021-09-18 Toronto FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2021-09-14 Toronto FC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2021-09-12 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Toronto FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.03 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC53% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
47%
Toronto FC or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC37% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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