Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire

Seattle Sounders

2 - 2

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:30 Europe/London 📍 Lumen Field 🧑‍⚖️ Ismail Elfath 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Seattle Sounders 13 · Chicago Fire 8

Referee Stats

Ismail Elfath

14 matches · 3.64 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.64
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	21%
Draws	21%
Away wins	57%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (11-20).
Chicago Fire controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Seattle Sounders (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-4

Goals For / Against

24 / 21

Avg: 1.60 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

PPG

1.33

1.60

1.40

1.67

53%

O2.5

67%

BTTS

67%

40%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Seattle Sounders rank13th

Chicago Fire rank8th

Seattle Sounders points42

Chicago Fire points48

Seattle Sounders: #13 · 42 pts · GD +2

13 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 11 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.

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

Seattle Sounders last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-3

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 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.

Seattle Sounders trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

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

Seattle Sounders score at home80%

Seattle Sounders clean sheet at home20%

Chicago Fire score away80%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Seattle Sounders score first40%

Seattle Sounders win after scoring first83%

Chicago Fire score first53%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Seattle Sounders 50% · Chicago Fire 33%

Avg first goal minute: Seattle Sounders 21.3' · Chicago Fire 28.6'

Vs league average

Seattle Sounders score at home1.60 vs 1.84

Seattle Sounders concede at home1.40 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.60 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Seattle Sounders score 13% below league average, while Chicago Fire score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Seattle Sounders are 1% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Seattle Sounders goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

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

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

452

586

Passes Accurate

375

515

Passes %

83%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Joveljić

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Gomez

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Haile-Selassie

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Lewandowski

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Joveljić

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rusnák

51'

51' S. Brunell

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ S. Brunell

1st substitution · For: C. Roldan

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Lod

1st substitution · For: P. Dithejane

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Roldan

2nd substitution · For: H. Dotson

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Gomez

3rd substitution · For: J. Morris

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Dean

2nd substitution · For: S. Oregel

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Salétros

3rd substitution · For: J. Bamba

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

R. Lewandowski

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Dithejane

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

4th substitution · For: Leonardo Barroso

Seattle Sounders vs Chicago Fire 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Seattle Sounders drew 2-2 with Chicago Fire on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ismail Elfath. It was played at Lumen Field.

First half: Seattle Sounders took the lead at 12' when D. Joveljić scored, with the assist credited to S. Gomez, making the score 1-0. Chicago Fire leveled the score at 38' when M. Haile-Selassie scored, with the assist credited to R. Lewandowski, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Seattle Sounders took the lead at 48' when D. Joveljić scored, with the assist credited to A. Rusnák, making the score 2-1. S. Brunell received a yellow card for Seattle Sounders at 51'. Seattle Sounders made their 1st substitution at 57', with S. Brunell replacing C. Roldan. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 63', with R. Lod replacing P. Dithejane. Seattle Sounders made their 2nd substitution at 68', with A. Roldan replacing H. Dotson. Seattle Sounders made their 3rd substitution at 69', with S. Gomez replacing J. Morris. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Dean replacing S. Oregel. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 73', with A. Salétros replacing J. Bamba. Chicago Fire leveled the score at 82' when R. Lewandowski scored, with the assist credited to P. Dithejane, making the score 2-2. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 88', with P. Zinckernagel replacing Leonardo Barroso.

Seattle Sounders used 3 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions. Seattle Sounders got 1 yellow card.