Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire

Houston Dynamo

2 - 1

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Shell Energy Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Filip Dujic 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Houston Dynamo 10 · Chicago Fire 8

Referee Stats

Filip Dujic

13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.23
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	54%
Draws	38%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-6).
Chicago Fire controlled possession (57%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Houston Dynamo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-3

Goals For / Against

19 / 14

Avg: 1.27 / 0.93

Points

Avg: 1.87

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

1.87

PPG

1.33

1.27

1.60

0.93

1.67

40%

O2.5

67%

40%

BTTS

67%

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Houston Dynamo rank10th

Chicago Fire rank8th

Houston Dynamo points47

Chicago Fire points48

Houston Dynamo: #10 · 47 pts · GD +2

8 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 16 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.

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

Houston Dynamo last 5 home

D L D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-7

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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.

Houston Dynamo trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

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

Houston Dynamo score at home73%

Houston Dynamo clean sheet at home40%

Chicago Fire score away80%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Houston Dynamo score first53%

Houston Dynamo win after scoring first75%

Chicago Fire score first53%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Houston Dynamo 50% · Chicago Fire 33%

Avg first goal minute: Houston Dynamo 45.6' · Chicago Fire 28.6'

Vs league average

Houston Dynamo score at home1.27 vs 1.84

Houston Dynamo concede at home0.93 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.60 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Houston Dynamo score 31% below league average, while Chicago Fire score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Houston Dynamo are 34% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Houston Dynamo goal timing (home)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 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

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

376

515

Passes Accurate

310

422

Passes %

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' D. Holmes

26'

26' J. Waterman

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Cuypers

Normal Goal

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Guilherme

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGlynn

75'

75' Lucas Halter

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Lod

1st substitution · For: C. Mueller

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Rogers

2nd substitution · For: Christopher Cupps

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Guilherme

Normal Goal

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Holmes

1st substitution · For: O. Lingr

84'

84' C. Mueller

85'

85' E. Sviatchenko

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Guilherme

2nd substitution · For: F. Negri

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. McGlynn

3rd substitution · For: D. Samassékou

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

3rd substitution · For: S. Oregel

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Mbokazi

4th substitution · For: P. Dithejane

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ L. Ennali

4th substitution · For: N. Markanich

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

Houston Dynamo beat Chicago Fire 2-1 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Filip Dujic. It was played at Shell Energy Stadium.

First half: D. Holmes received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 13'. J. Waterman received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 26'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 31' when H. Cuypers scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Houston Dynamo leveled the score at 67' when Guilherme scored, with the assist credited to J. McGlynn, making the score 1-1. Lucas Halter received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 75'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 76', with R. Lod replacing C. Mueller. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 76', with S. Rogers replacing Christopher Cupps. Houston Dynamo took the lead at 78' when Guilherme scored, making the score 2-1. Houston Dynamo made their 1st substitution at 79', with D. Holmes replacing O. Lingr. C. Mueller received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 84'. E. Sviatchenko received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 85'. Houston Dynamo made their 2nd substitution at 87', with Guilherme replacing F. Negri. Houston Dynamo made their 3rd substitution at 87', with J. McGlynn replacing D. Samassékou. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 88', with T. D'Avilla replacing S. Oregel. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 88', with M. Mbokazi replacing P. Dithejane. Houston Dynamo made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with L. Ennali replacing N. Markanich.

Houston Dynamo used 4 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions. Houston Dynamo got 3 yellow cards, while Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards.