Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–3 L 16 Mar FC Dallas A 1–0 W 09 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W 02 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 23 Feb Portland Timbers A 4–1 W 20 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–1 W 15 Mar Toronto FC A 2–1 W 09 Mar FC Dallas A 3–1 W 02 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–2 D 23 Feb Columbus Crew SC A 2–4 L 19 Oct Nashville SC H 0–3 L Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago Fire FC #16 Position #3 32 Points 26 14 Played 14 10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 34 Scored 27 12 Conceded 16 +22 GD +11 2.29 PPG 1.86 71% Win % 57% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
- 1' Hugo Cuypers puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 6' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 11' 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.
- 14' What a strike from Daniel Rios! The score is 1-1.
- 19' 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 Ralph Priso-Mbongue suffering a number of foals already.
- 24' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 34' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Mathias Laborda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' It’s high time Jesper Sørensen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 43' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Andrew Gutman is replaced by Justin Reynolds on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' Maren Haile-Selassie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam MacKenzie made 276 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' GOAL! Philip Zinckernagel scores on 62.
- 65' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Jayden Nelson departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Sabbi.
- 69' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Elliott.
- 70' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maren Haile-Selassie is hanging Philip Zinckernagel on the field on 70 minute.
- 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeevan Badwal on 71.
- 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 78' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 78 minute. Ralph Priso-Mbongue leaves to be changed by Tate Johnson.
- 79' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Hugo Cuypers is replaced by Tom Barlow on 79 minute.
- 84' Yohei Takaoka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 86' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Edier Ocampo by Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau on 86 minute.
- Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Bjorn Utvik ↓ Belal Halbouni 86'
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Jayden Nelson ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 65'
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97
Liam MacKenzie ↓ Jeevan Badwal 65'
Bench
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Belal Halbouni ↑ 86'
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Emmanuel Sabbi ↑ 65'
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59
Jeevan Badwal ↑ 65'
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Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau ↑ 86'
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Tate Johnson ↑ 78'
Coach Jesper SørensenChicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jonathan Bamba ↓ Carlos Teran 86'
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15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Justin Reynolds 46'
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- 11
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Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 79'
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Bench
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Rominigue Kouame ↑ 86'
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Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 70'
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Tom Barlow ↑ 79'
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Carlos Teran ↑ 86'
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Justin Reynolds ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kei Kamara 2 Yordy Reyna 2 Kei Kamara 2 Nemanja Nikolics 2 Jordon Mutch 1 Rominigue Kouame 1 Philip Zinckernagel 1 Hugo Cuypers 1 Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-03-16 FC Dallas 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-03-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC LChicago Fire FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.41 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.11Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw 69%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 57%Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Chicago Fire FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–3 not predicted1 – 3Actual1 – 1 11.6%2 – 1 8.7%1 – 2 7.3%1 – 0 6.8%2 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 6.2%0 – 0 6.1%0 – 1 5.5%3 – 1 5%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 2 3.6%3 – 0 3.6%Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 13% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 20% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 16% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.