Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati

Chicago Fire

2 - 3

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sun, 03 May 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Joseph Dickerson 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 8 · FC Cincinnati 19

Referee Stats

Joseph Dickerson

15 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.20
Reds avg	0.27
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	53%
Home wins	73%
Draws	7%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (33-10).
Chicago Fire controlled possession (56%).
Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (10-4 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

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-6-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 41

Avg: 1.60 / 2.73

Points

Avg: 0.80

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

0.80

1.87

1.60

1.27

2.73

80%

O2.5

80%

73%

BTTS

80%

67%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th

FC Cincinnati rank19th

Chicago Fire points48

FC Cincinnati points36

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.

FC Cincinnati: #19 · 36 pts · GD -10

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

12-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.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

W L D L L

Points4/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-15

Record1-1-3

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%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 73% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%

FC Cincinnati score away80%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%

FC Cincinnati score first47%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first14%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · FC Cincinnati 38%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · FC Cincinnati 33.3'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41

FC Cincinnati score away1.60 vs 1.41

FC Cincinnati concede away2.73 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while FC Cincinnati score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 49% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.40 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

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

31-45 9

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

16-30 5

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

506

419

Passes Accurate

430

356

Passes %

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Evander

Normal Goal

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Zinckernagel

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Evander

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mboma Dem

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Anunga

1st substitution · For: N. Hagglund

56'

56' K. Smith

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Lod

1st substitution · For: J. Bamba

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ G. Valenzuela

2nd substitution · For: M. Miazga

68'

68' K. Denkey

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Denkey

3rd substitution · For: A. Jabbari

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Mboma Dem

4th substitution · For: T. Barlow

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Bryan Josías Ramírez León

5th substitution · For: A. Lajhar

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Evander

Penalty

90'

90' A. Lajhar

90+3'

90+3' T. D'Avilla

90+8' ↑↓

↑↓

90+8' ⇄ J. Dean

2nd substitution · For: Jason Shokalook

90+12'

90+12' A. Chirila

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Cincinnati beat Chicago Fire 3-2 on Sunday, 03 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Joseph Dickerson. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: Chicago Fire took the lead at 16' when H. Cuypers scored, making the score 1-0. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 24' when Evander scored, making the score 1-1. Chicago Fire took the lead at 28' when H. Cuypers scored, with the assist credited to P. Zinckernagel, making the score 2-1. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 31' when Evander scored, with the assist credited to K. Mboma Dem, making the score 2-2.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Anunga replacing N. Hagglund. K. Smith received a red card for FC Cincinnati at 56'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 59', with R. Lod replacing J. Bamba. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 66', with G. Valenzuela replacing M. Miazga. K. Denkey received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 68'. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 77', with K. Denkey replacing A. Jabbari. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 77', with K. Mboma Dem replacing T. Barlow. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 88', with Bryan Josías Ramírez León replacing A. Lajhar. FC Cincinnati took the lead at 90' when Evander scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. A. Lajhar received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90'. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90+3'. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 90+8', with J. Dean replacing Jason Shokalook. A. Chirila received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90+12'.

Chicago Fire used 2 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 1 yellow card, while FC Cincinnati got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.