Chicago Fire vs Charlotte

Chicago Fire

2 - 1

Charlotte

🕒 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Jon Freemon 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 11 · Charlotte 10

Referee Stats

Jon Freemon

12 matches · 5.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.08
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	42%
Draws	25%
Away wins	33%

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

Charlotte (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-5

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.58 / 1.92

Points

Avg: 1.25

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

1.25

1.83

1.58

1.17

1.92

75%

O2.5

67%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank11th

Charlotte rank10th

Chicago Fire points39

Charlotte points40

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.

Charlotte: #10 · 40 pts · GD +9

6 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-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.

Charlotte last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-9

Record2-2-1

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%

Charlotte trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home33%

Charlotte score away83%

Charlotte clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first75%

Charlotte score first42%

Charlotte win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 25% · Charlotte 43%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 18.6' · Charlotte 21.8'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.83 vs 1.83

Chicago Fire concede at home1.17 vs 1.37

Charlotte score away1.58 vs 1.37

Charlotte concede away1.92 vs 1.83

Chicago Fire score level with league average, while Charlotte score 15% above league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 15% below league average at home, and Charlotte are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Charlotte goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' A. Salétros

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Pep Biel

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Toklomati Giorno

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Lewandowski

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Zinckernagel

59'

59' J. Waterman

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Lewandowski

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Lod

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ H. Toffolo

1st substitution · For: D. Schnegg

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Bamba

1st substitution · For: P. Dithejane

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Abada

2nd substitution · For: R. Aloko

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ I. Toklomati Giorno

3rd substitution · For: A. Goodwin

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ L. de la Torre

4th substitution · For: B. Bronico

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

2nd substitution · For: M. Pineda

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. Lod

3rd substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie

90+5'

90+5' R. Lewandowski

Chicago Fire vs Charlotte 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte 2-1 on Sunday, 02 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Jon Freemon. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: A. Salétros received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 10'. Charlotte took the lead at 18' when Pep Biel scored, with the assist credited to I. Toklomati Giorno, making the score 0-1. Chicago Fire leveled the score at 20' when R. Lewandowski scored, with the assist credited to P. Zinckernagel, making the score 1-1.

Second half: J. Waterman received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 59'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 68' when R. Lewandowski scored, with the assist credited to R. Lod, making the score 2-1. Charlotte made their 1st substitution at 69', with H. Toffolo replacing D. Schnegg. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 74', with J. Bamba replacing P. Dithejane. Charlotte made their 2nd substitution at 77', with L. Abada replacing R. Aloko. Charlotte made their 3rd substitution at 86', with I. Toklomati Giorno replacing A. Goodwin. Charlotte made their 4th substitution at 86', with L. de la Torre replacing B. Bronico. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 88', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 88', with R. Lod replacing M. Haile-Selassie. R. Lewandowski received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90+5'.

Chicago Fire used 3 substitutions while Charlotte used 4 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards.