FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire

FC Cincinnati

3 - 3

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 TQL Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Malik Badawi 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

FC Cincinnati 19 · Chicago Fire 8

Referee Stats

Malik Badawi

13 matches · 4.77 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.77
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	77%
Home wins	38%
Draws	31%
Away wins	31%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.
FC Cincinnati outshot their opponent (23-18).
FC Cincinnati controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

FC Cincinnati (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 29

Avg: 2.57 / 2.07

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.60 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

1.71

PPG

1.33

2.57

1.60

2.07

1.67

64%

O2.5

67%

71%

BTTS

67%

50%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

FC Cincinnati rank19th

Chicago Fire rank8th

FC Cincinnati points36

Chicago Fire points48

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.

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.

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

FC Cincinnati last 5 home

L L D D W

Points5/15

Weighted index18

Goals8-10

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 last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

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.

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.564%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.564%

1H Over 0.586%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 57% · 1H BTTS 64%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

FC Cincinnati score at home86%

FC Cincinnati clean sheet at home14%

Chicago Fire score away80%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

FC Cincinnati score first50%

FC Cincinnati win after scoring first57%

Chicago Fire score first53%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Cincinnati 57% · Chicago Fire 33%

Avg first goal minute: FC Cincinnati 25.6' · Chicago Fire 28.6'

Vs league average

FC Cincinnati score at home2.57 vs 1.84

FC Cincinnati concede at home2.07 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.60 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.67 vs 1.84

FC Cincinnati score 40% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Cincinnati are 47% above league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Cincinnati goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 8

46-60 7

0-15 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

46-60 9

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 1

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

483

413

Passes Accurate

400

318

Passes %

83%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' S. Gidi

11'

11' T. Barlow

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. Barlow

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

P. Zinckernagel

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Flores

1st substitution · For: T. Hadebe

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Robinson

2nd substitution · For: A. Powell

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Barlow

3rd substitution · For: A. Jabbari

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. Echenique

4th substitution · For: G. Valenzuela

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

1st substitution · For: J. Waterman

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Evander

Penalty

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Dean

2nd substitution · For: Dylan Borso

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. Lod

3rd substitution · For: P. Dithejane

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ K. Mboma Dem

5th substitution · For: K. Smith

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

T. D'Avilla

Own Goal

90'

90' P. Bucha

90'

90' Bryan Josías Ramírez León

90'

90' Dylan Borso

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ M. Haile-Selassie

4th substitution · For: V. Radojević

90+9'

90+9' M. Mbokazi

90+9'

90+9' J. Elliott

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

FC Cincinnati drew 3-3 with Chicago Fire on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Malik Badawi. It was played at TQL Stadium.

First half: S. Gidi received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 7'. T. Barlow received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 11'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 26' when H. Cuypers scored, making the score 0-1. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 42' when T. Barlow scored, making the score 1-1. Chicago Fire took the lead at 45' when P. Zinckernagel scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Flores replacing T. Hadebe. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 48' when H. Cuypers scored, making the score 1-3. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Robinson replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Barlow replacing A. Jabbari. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 70', with E. Echenique replacing G. Valenzuela. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 73', with P. Zinckernagel replacing J. Waterman. FC Cincinnati reduced the deficit at 79' when Evander scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 83', with J. Dean replacing Dylan Borso. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 83', with R. Lod replacing P. Dithejane. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 85', with K. Mboma Dem replacing K. Smith. FC Cincinnati leveled the score at 86' when T. D'Avilla scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-3. P. Bucha received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90'. Bryan Josías Ramírez León received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 90'. Dylan Borso received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90'. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with M. Haile-Selassie replacing V. Radojević. M. Mbokazi received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90+9'. J. Elliott received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90+9'.

FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions. FC Cincinnati got 4 yellow cards, while Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards.