Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC

Chicago Fire

1 - 0

Atlanta United FC

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Drew Fischer 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 11 · Atlanta United FC 28

Referee Stats

Drew Fischer

12 matches · 4.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.42
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	58%
Draws	25%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-20).
Atlanta United FC controlled possession (55%).
Atlanta United FC had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 14

Avg: 1.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Atlanta United FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-7

Goals For / Against

12 / 22

Avg: 0.92 / 1.69

Points

Avg: 0.77

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

1.83

PPG

0.77

1.83

0.92

1.17

1.69

75%

O2.5

46%

67%

BTTS

54%

67%

Score 1st

23%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank11th

Atlanta United FC rank28th

Chicago Fire points39

Atlanta United FC points23

Chicago Fire: #11 · 39 pts · GD +10

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

Atlanta United FC: #28 · 23 pts · GD -14

23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

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

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L D W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-6

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.

Atlanta United FC last 5 away

D D W L L

Points5/15

Weighted index40

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.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Atlanta United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.546%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home33%

Atlanta United FC score away54%

Atlanta United FC clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first75%

Atlanta United FC score first23%

Atlanta United FC win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 25% · Atlanta United FC 38%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 18.6' · Atlanta United FC 30.3'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.83 vs 1.83

Chicago Fire concede at home1.17 vs 1.37

Atlanta United FC score away0.92 vs 1.37

Atlanta United FC concede away1.69 vs 1.83

Chicago Fire score level with league average, while Atlanta United FC score 33% below league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 15% below league average at home, and Atlanta United FC are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 3

16-30 2

0-15 0

61-75 0

Atlanta United FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

459

554

Passes Accurate

377

487

Passes %

82%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' T. Jacob

8' P. Zinckernagel

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Haile-Selassie

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bamba

48'

48' Leonardo Barroso

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. Sanchez

1st substitution · For: S. Alzate

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

1st substitution · For: M. Pineda

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Leonardo Barroso

2nd substitution · For: J. Dean

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. Latte Lath

2nd substitution · For: C. Togashi

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. Báez

3rd substitution · For: Pedro Amador

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Lobzhanidze

4th substitution · For: L. Brennan

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Galarza

5th substitution · For: A. Fortune

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

3rd substitution · For: Jason Shokalook

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Bamba

4th substitution · For: P. Dithejane

Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Atlanta United FC 1-0 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Drew Fischer. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: T. Jacob received a yellow card for Atlanta United FC at 3'. P. Zinckernagel received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 8'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 13' when M. Haile-Selassie scored, with the assist credited to J. Bamba, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Leonardo Barroso received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 48'. Atlanta United FC made their 1st substitution at 66', with C. Sanchez replacing S. Alzate. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 68', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Leonardo Barroso replacing J. Dean. Atlanta United FC made their 2nd substitution at 78', with E. Latte Lath replacing C. Togashi. Atlanta United FC made their 3rd substitution at 78', with E. Báez replacing Pedro Amador. Atlanta United FC made their 4th substitution at 78', with S. Lobzhanidze replacing L. Brennan. Atlanta United FC made their 5th substitution at 88', with M. Galarza replacing A. Fortune. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 89', with P. Zinckernagel replacing Jason Shokalook. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Bamba replacing P. Dithejane.

Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions while Atlanta United FC used 5 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards, while Atlanta United FC got 1 yellow card.