Saturday , 14 November 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 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

3
1
3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 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 #4
64 Points 55
34 Played 34
19 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
74 Scored 64
34 Conceded 54
+40 GD +10
1.88 PPG 1.62
56% Win % 47%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/2
76+
13/6
■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 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 wait is over. Vancouver Whitecaps FC get us underway at BC Place.
  • 1' Hugo Cuypers does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
  • 6' 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 Carlos Teran suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 14' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Rios makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 14.
  • 19' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Bjorn Utvik has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' Justin Reynolds has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 39' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Jonathan Bamba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Andrew Gutman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Andrew Gutman as he leaves the pitch. Justin Reynolds steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 292 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Canada international Ralph Priso-Mbongue has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' Goal! Philip Zinckernagel scores his 54 goal in 66 matches.
  • 65' Emmanuel Sabbi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jayden Nelson on 65 minute.
  • 69' Jack Elliott catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Maren Haile-Selassie comes on to replace Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jesper Sørensen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Ralph Priso-Mbongue exits the field as Tate Johnson enters on 78.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Hugo Cuypers is replaced by Tom Barlow.
  • 84' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau comes on to replace Edier Ocampo.
  • 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
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Kei Kamara 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
C.J. Sapong 1
Hugo Cuypers 1
Lucas Cavallini 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
1.96 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC46% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
54%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC36% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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