Charlotte vs Chicago Fire

0 - 1

🕒 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Bank of America Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Charlotte 9 · Chicago Fire 8

Referee Stats

Chris Penso

10 matches · 5.10 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.10
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.70
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (11-18).
Chicago Fire controlled possession (59%).
Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Charlotte (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-3

Goals For / Against

29 / 16

Avg: 1.93 / 1.07

Points

Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.60 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

1.87

PPG

1.33

1.93

1.60

1.07

1.67

67%

O2.5

67%

BTTS

67%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Charlotte rank9th

Chicago Fire rank8th

Charlotte points47

Chicago Fire points48

Charlotte: #9 · 47 pts · GD +8

8 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8

7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Charlotte last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

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.

Chicago Fire last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-10

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 20%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Charlotte score at home73%

Charlotte clean sheet at home20%

Chicago Fire score away80%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Charlotte score first47%

Charlotte win after scoring first86%

Chicago Fire score first53%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Charlotte 50% · Chicago Fire 33%

Avg first goal minute: Charlotte 17.9' · Chicago Fire 28.6'

Vs league average

Charlotte score at home1.93 vs 1.84

Charlotte concede at home1.07 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.60 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Charlotte score 5% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Charlotte are 24% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 9% below 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: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

347

526

Passes Accurate

287

464

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' S. Oregel

34'

34' D. Diani

38'

38' A. Saint-Maximin

49' ↑↓

↑↓

49' ⇄ A. Goodwin

1st substitution · For: Tyger Smalls

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Gómez

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Elliott

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ VAR

Tyger Smalls

Goal cancelled

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Diani

2nd substitution · For: D. Schnegg

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ L. de la Torre

3rd substitution · For: B. Bronico

74'

74' Pep Biel

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Leonardo Barroso

1st substitution · For: A. Gutman

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Oregel

2nd substitution · For: M. Pineda

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Bamba

3rd substitution · For: D. Poręba

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Mbokazi

4th substitution · For: S. Rogers

81'

81' D. Poręba

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Will Cleary

4th substitution · For: N. Byrne

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Toffolo

5th substitution · For: Nathan Richmond

82'

82' A. Westwood

90+8'

90+8' T. Ream

90+8'

90+8' T. Ream

Charlotte vs Chicago Fire 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte 1-0 on Sunday, 27 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Chris Penso. It was played at Bank of America Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Oregel received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 23'. D. Diani received a yellow card for Charlotte at 34'. A. Saint-Maximin received a yellow card for Charlotte at 38'.

Second half: Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 49', with A. Goodwin replacing Tyger Smalls. Chicago Fire took the lead at 58' when J. Gómez scored, with the assist credited to J. Elliott, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 61' for Charlotte (Goal cancelled). Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 70', with D. Diani replacing D. Schnegg. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 70', with L. de la Torre replacing B. Bronico. Pep Biel received a yellow card for Charlotte at 74'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 75', with Leonardo Barroso replacing A. Gutman. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Oregel replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Bamba replacing D. Poręba. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Mbokazi replacing S. Rogers. D. Poręba received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 81'. Charlotte made their 4th substitution at 81', with Will Cleary replacing N. Byrne. Charlotte made their 5th substitution at 81', with H. Toffolo replacing Nathan Richmond. A. Westwood received a yellow card for Charlotte at 82'. T. Ream received a yellow card for Charlotte at 90+8'. T. Ream received a red card for Charlotte at 90+8'.

Charlotte used 5 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions. Charlotte got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards.