Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati

Chicago Fire

3 - 3

FC Cincinnati

🕒 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ F. Bazakos 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 24 · FC Cincinnati 1

Referee Stats

F. Bazakos

22 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	64%
Draws	27%
Away wins	9%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.
Shots were tight (14-14).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 22

Avg: 1.53 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-3

Goals For / Against

25 / 27

Avg: 1.39 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.61

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

1.47

PPG

1.61

1.53

1.39

1.29

1.50

53%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank24th

FC Cincinnati rank1st

Chicago Fire points40

FC Cincinnati points69

Chicago Fire: #24 · 40 pts · GD -12

23 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC Cincinnati: #1 · 69 pts · GD +18

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W D L L

Points4/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-9

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.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

W W D D W

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals9-6

Record3-2-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home82%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home29%

FC Cincinnati score away82%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first0%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first0%

FC Cincinnati score first0%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 0% · FC Cincinnati 0%

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.53 vs 1.69

Chicago Fire concede at home1.29 vs 1.07

FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.07

FC Cincinnati concede away1.50 vs 1.69

Chicago Fire score 9% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 30% above league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 21% above league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 11% below 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

365

388

Passes Accurate

259

284

Passes %

71%

73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	4
Draws	4
Away Wins	8
Over 2.5 Goals	11 (68.8%)
BTTS	10 (62.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (87.5%)
BTTS	6 (75.0%)

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

03 May 2026 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 3 18 Apr 2026 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 3 - 3

2025-2026 Season

05 Jul 2025 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 2 - 1 20 Apr 2025 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 3

2024-2025 Season

17 Jul 2024 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 1 03 Mar 2024 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 2

2023-2024 Season

03 Jun 2023 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 1 - 0 19 Mar 2023 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 3

2022-2023 Season

01 Oct 2022 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 2 - 3 15 May 2022 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 2

2021-2022 Season

20 Oct 2021 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 3 - 4 24 Jun 2021 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 0 - 1

2020-2021 Season

02 Sep 2020 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0 25 Aug 2020 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 3 - 0

2019-2020 Season

21 Sep 2019 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0 14 Jul 2019 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 2