Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 4 · Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois · Ref M. Maric

Chicago Fire stats & fixtures · FC Cincinnati stats & fixtures

Chicago Fire lost to FC Cincinnati 1–2 in Major League Soccer on 3 March 2024. Expected goals finished 1.05–0.89. Chicago Fire had 51% of the ball.

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati match statistics

Chicago FireFC Cincinnati

51% Ball possession 49%
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 0.89
5 Total shots 14
1 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 9
16 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 3
443 Passes 426
84% Pass accuracy 82%
4 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

39' Goal A. Boupendza FC Cincinnati
43' Yellow card O. Nwobodo FC Cincinnati
45' Penalty scored X. Shaqiri Chicago Fire
55' Yellow card K. Acosta Chicago Fire
66' Yellow card M. Pineda Chicago Fire
68' Goal M. Robinson (assist L. Acosta) FC Cincinnati
81' Yellow card P. Bucha FC Cincinnati
84' Yellow card C. Baird FC Cincinnati
90+4' Yellow card B. Gutiérrez Chicago Fire

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Chicago Fire

Confirmed 3-4-3 F. Klopas

34 C. Brady

5 R. Czichos 22 M. Pineda 27 A. Arigoni

21 F. Herbers 23 K. Acosta 30 G. Giménez 7 M. Haile-Selassie

17 B. Gutiérrez 9 H. Cuypers 10 X. Shaqiri

Bench F. Navarro , G. Koutsias , C. Mueller , T. Salquist , C. Gasper , S. Richey , J. Dean , T. Barlow , W. Omsberg

FC Cincinnati

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 P. Noonan

18 R. Celentano

32 I. Murphy 21 M. Miazga 12 M. Robinson

7 Y. Kubo 20 P. Bucha 5 O. Nwobodo 2 A. Powell

10 L. Acosta

11 C. Baird 9 A. Boupendza

Bench B. Halsey , Sergio Santos , G. Valenzuela , M. Pinto , I. Foster , E. Louro , A. Ordoñez , S. Jimenez , L. Aghedo

Form guide

Chicago Fire at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Cincinnati away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 Jun 23	FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire	1–0
19 Mar 23	Chicago Fire v FC Cincinnati	3–3
1 Oct 22	FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire	2–3
15 May 22	Chicago Fire v FC Cincinnati	1–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati head-to-head record