Charlotte vs Chicago Fire

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🕒 Sun, 18 May 2025 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Bank of America Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ismir Pekmic 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Charlotte 7 · Chicago Fire 14

Referee Stats

Ismir Pekmic

17 matches · 5.35 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.35
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	59%
Home wins	47%
Draws	24%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (12-23).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (4-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Charlotte (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-1-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-6

Goals For / Against

45 / 37

Avg: 2.50 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

1.67

1.79

2.50

1.05

2.06

53%

O2.5

94%

41%

BTTS

82%

65%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Charlotte rank7th

Chicago Fire rank14th

Charlotte points59

Chicago Fire points53

Charlotte: #7 · 59 pts · GD +9

6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chicago Fire: #14 · 53 pts · GD +8

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Charlotte last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chicago Fire last 5 away

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals12-9

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.594%

BTTS82%

BTTS + O2.582%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 71% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Charlotte score at home94%

Charlotte clean sheet at home53%

Chicago Fire score away94%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Charlotte score first65%

Charlotte win after scoring first82%

Chicago Fire score first65%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Charlotte 67% · Chicago Fire 50%

Avg first goal minute: Charlotte 29.1' · Chicago Fire 15.6'

Vs league average

Charlotte score at home1.79 vs 1.64

Charlotte concede at home1.05 vs 1.36

Chicago Fire score away2.50 vs 1.36

Chicago Fire concede away2.06 vs 1.64

Charlotte score 9% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 84% above league average.

Defensive side: Charlotte are 23% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 25% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Charlotte goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 8

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

0-15 7

61-75 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

522

470

Passes Accurate

475

431

Passes %

91%

92%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' S. Rogers

24'

24' M. Pineda

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Bamba

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Gutiérrez

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Gutiérrez

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Diani

1st substitution · For: E. Williamson

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

P. Zinckernagel

Normal Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Abada

2nd substitution · For: K. Vargas

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Scardina

3rd substitution · For: J. Marshall-Rutty

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

P. Agyemang

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Williamson

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

1st substitution · For: O. Glasgow

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Pineda

2nd substitution · For: T. D'Avilla

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Bamba

3rd substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie

77'

77' A. Westwood

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

B. Gutiérrez

Penalty

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Oregel

4th substitution · For: R. Kouamé

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ H. Cuypers

5th substitution · For: T. Barlow

90+6'

90+6' Pep Biel

Charlotte vs Chicago Fire 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte 4-1 on Sunday, 18 May 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ismir Pekmic. It was played at Bank of America Stadium.

First half: S. Rogers received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 8'. M. Pineda received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 24'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 42' when J. Bamba scored, with the assist credited to B. Gutiérrez, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Chicago Fire extended the lead at 60' when B. Gutiérrez scored, making the score 0-2. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 62', with D. Diani replacing E. Williamson. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 64' when P. Zinckernagel scored, making the score 0-3. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 68', with L. Abada replacing K. Vargas. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 68', with N. Scardina replacing J. Marshall-Rutty. Charlotte reduced the deficit at 70' when P. Agyemang scored, with the assist credited to E. Williamson, making the score 1-3. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 73', with P. Zinckernagel replacing O. Glasgow. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 73', with M. Pineda replacing T. D'Avilla. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Bamba replacing M. Haile-Selassie. A. Westwood received a yellow card for Charlotte at 77'. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 79' when B. Gutiérrez scored (Penalty), making the score 1-4. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 83', with S. Oregel replacing R. Kouamé. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with H. Cuypers replacing T. Barlow. Pep Biel received a yellow card for Charlotte at 90+6'.

Charlotte used 3 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions. Charlotte got 2 yellow cards, while Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards.