Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 23 Mar 2025 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Andrew Gutman
Y 69' Jack Elliott
Jeevan Badwal 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at BC Place.

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

3
1
2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #5
50 Points 42
26 Played 26
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
59 Scored 46
26 Conceded 38
+33 GD +8
1.92 PPG 1.62
58% Win % 46%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 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' It’s Showtime! The match between vancouver whitecaps fc and chicago fire fc is underway.
  • 1' Hugo Cuypers makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 6' Over 6 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' The 28-year-old Mauricio Pineda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 14' What a strike from Daniel Rios! The score is 0-2.
  • 19' vancouver whitecaps fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at BC Place. chicago fire fc seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. vancouver whitecaps fc must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrew Gutman.
  • 46' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Andrew Gutman exits the field as Justin Reynolds enters on 46.
  • 51' chicago fire fc come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Justin Reynolds has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jesper Sørensen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' Magnificent from Philip Zinckernagel! That is 52 goals in 64 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 65' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Jayden Nelson is withdrawn and Emmanuel Sabbi gets his opportunity.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Elliott.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Maren Haile-Selassie. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 70 minute.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jeevan Badwal on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It looks surprising chicago fire fc does not make any changes. Sergio Oregel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Tate Johnson on, Ralph Priso-Mbongue off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Hugo Cuypers trudges off to be replaced by Tom Barlow on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Edier Ocampo as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. chicago fire fc take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kei Kamara 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Kei Kamara 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Nemanja Nikolics 1
Chris Mueller 1
Tony Tchani 1
Daniel Rios 1

Head to Head

2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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 L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-15 Toronto FC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-09 FC Dallas 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2025-02-23 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-10-19 Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
55%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC35% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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