FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer
3-3
Chicago FireTQL Stadium, Cincinnati
Going into the match, FC Cincinnati had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Chicago Fire had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 4 times in our records: FC Cincinnati 3 wins, Chicago Fire 1 win. FC Cincinnati are 9th in the Major League Soccer on 36 points; Chicago Fire are 4th on 48.
Match report
Home form going in: FC Cincinnati
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (D L W L L). 2.3 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Toronto FC · 11 Apr 2026
- L 4-2 at New York Red Bulls · 4 Apr 2026
- W 4-3 vs CF Montreal · 22 Mar 2026
- L 5-1 at Tigres UANL · 20 Mar 2026
- L 6-1 at New England Revolution · 15 Mar 2026
- W 3-0 vs Tigres UANL · 13 Mar 2026
Away form going in: Chicago Fire
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W W W L D). 1.4 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Atlanta United FC · 12 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Nashville SC · 5 Apr 2026
- W 1-2 at Philadelphia Union · 21 Mar 2026
- L 1-2 vs DC United · 15 Mar 2026
- D 0-0 at Columbus Crew · 8 Mar 2026
- W 3-0 vs CF Montreal · 28 Feb 2026
Head-to-head: FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire
- Chicago Fire 2-3 FC Cincinnati · 3 May 2026 · Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 2-1 Chicago Fire · 5 Jul 2025 · Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire 2-3 FC Cincinnati · 20 Apr 2025 · Major League Soccer
- FC Cincinnati 0-1 Chicago Fire · 17 Jul 2024 · Major League Soccer
How it unfolded
- 26' Normal Goal — H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire)
- 42' Normal Goal — T. Barlow (FC Cincinnati)
- 45' Penalty — P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire)
- 48' Normal Goal — H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire)
- 79' Penalty — Evander (FC Cincinnati)
- 86' Own Goal — D. D'Avilla (FC Cincinnati)
Match statistics
| FC Cincinnati | Metric | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 3 |
| 55 | Ball possession | 45 |
| 4.12 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.75 |
| 23 | Total shots | 18 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 22 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 483 | Total passes | 413 |
| 400 | Accurate passes | 318 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 19 | Key passes | 12 |
| 103 | Duels | 103 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |