Chicago Fire vs DC United

Chicago Fire

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DC United

🕒 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Sergii Demianchuk 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 8 · DC United 26

Referee Stats

Sergii Demianchuk

12 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.42
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.75
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	17%
Draws	58%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-13).
Chicago Fire controlled possession (67%).
DC United had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.87 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

DC United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-5

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 1.21 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 0.93

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

0.93

1.87

1.21

1.27

1.79

80%

O2.5

50%

73%

BTTS

57%

67%

Score 1st

36%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th

DC United rank26th

Chicago Fire points48

DC United points33

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.

DC United: #26 · 33 pts · GD -14

22 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

DC United last 5 away

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals6-15

Record0-2-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

DC United trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%

DC United score away64%

DC United clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%

DC United score first36%

DC United win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · DC United 43%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · DC United 34.0'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41

DC United score away1.21 vs 1.41

DC United concede away1.79 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while DC United score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and DC United are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

DC United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

635

316

Passes Accurate

526

208

Passes %

83%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24'

24' P. Zinckernagel

34'

34' J. Hopkins

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ VAR

T. Baribo

Goal cancelled

56'

56' J. Elliott

64'

64' T. D'Avilla

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Elliott

1st substitution · For: J. Waterman

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

2nd substitution · For: M. Pineda

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. Lod

3rd substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Gabriel Pirani

1st substitution · For: C. Clark

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ VAR

P. Zinckernagel

Penalty confirmed

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Cuypers

Penalty

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Peltola

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Peglow

2nd substitution · For: J. Murrell

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

T. Baribo

Penalty

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ VAR

M. Peltola

Penalty confirmed

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ Leonardo Barroso

4th substitution · For: Dylan Borso

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ J. Dean

5th substitution · For: V. Radojević

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ B. Servania

3rd substitution · For: S. Nealis

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

DC United beat Chicago Fire 2-1 on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Sergii Demianchuk. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: P. Zinckernagel received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 24'. J. Hopkins received a yellow card for DC United at 34'. VAR intervened at 45' for DC United (Goal cancelled).

Second half: J. Elliott received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 56'. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 64'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Elliott replacing J. Waterman. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 65', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 65', with R. Lod replacing M. Haile-Selassie. DC United made their 1st substitution at 78', with Gabriel Pirani replacing C. Clark. VAR intervened at 79' for Chicago Fire (Penalty confirmed). Chicago Fire leveled the score at 81' when H. Cuypers scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. DC United took the lead at 84' when M. Peltola scored, making the score 1-2. DC United made their 2nd substitution at 86', with Peglow replacing J. Murrell. DC United added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when T. Baribo scored (Penalty), making the score 1-3. VAR intervened at 90+1' for DC United (Penalty confirmed). Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with Leonardo Barroso replacing Dylan Borso. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with J. Dean replacing V. Radojević. DC United made their 3rd substitution at 90+5', with B. Servania replacing S. Nealis.

Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions while DC United used 3 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards, while DC United got 1 yellow card.