Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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 #4
34 Points 29
17 Played 17
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
38 Scored 32
17 Conceded 23
+21 GD +9
2.00 PPG 1.71
59% Win % 53%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at BC Place.
  • 1' A stunning finish from Hugo Cuypers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 6' Over 6 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 14' Daniel Rios has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
  • 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 Leonardo Barroso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Yohei Takaoka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' Serbia international Ranko Veselinovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a card for Andrew Gutman.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Andrew Gutman is replaced by Justin Reynolds on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Jonathan Bamba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
  • 61' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' The Denmark Philip Zinckernagel breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-2!
  • 65' The crowd applauds Jayden Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Emmanuel Sabbi steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 69' Jack Elliott has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeevan Badwal on 71.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Tate Johnson comes on to replace Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 79' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Barlow is hanging Hugo Cuypers on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Edier Ocampo by Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau on 86 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

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
Yordy Reyna 2
Kei Kamara 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Kei Kamara 2
Hugo Cuypers 1
Cristian Dajome 1
Brian White 1
Ryan Raposo 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
1.82 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

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

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC33% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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