Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 11 · Soldier Field, Chicago · Ref J. Dickerson

Chicago Fire stats & fixtures · FC Cincinnati stats & fixtures

Chicago Fire lost to FC Cincinnati 2–3 in Major League Soccer on 3 May 2026. Expected goals finished 4.47–1.58. Chicago Fire had 56% of the ball.

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati match statistics

Chicago FireFC Cincinnati

56% Ball possession 44%
4.47 Expected goals (xG) 1.58
33 Total shots 10
10 Shots on target 4
16 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 4
29 Shots inside the box 3
10 Corners 1
12 Fouls 5
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
506 Passes 419
85% Pass accuracy 85%
1 Goalkeeper saves 8

Goals and cards

16' Goal H. Cuypers Chicago Fire
24' Goal Evander FC Cincinnati
28' Goal H. Cuypers (assist P. Zinckernagel) Chicago Fire
31' Goal Evander (assist K. Mboma Dem) FC Cincinnati
56' Red card K. Smith FC Cincinnati
68' Yellow card K. Denkey FC Cincinnati
90' Yellow card A. Lajhar FC Cincinnati
90' Penalty scored Evander FC Cincinnati
90+1' Penalty missed H. Cuypers Chicago Fire
90+3' Yellow card D. D'Avilla Chicago Fire
90+12' Yellow card A. Chirila FC Cincinnati

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Chicago Fire

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Mario Barcena

1 C. Brady

15 A. Gutman 4 M. Mbokazi 3 J. Elliott 24 J. Dean

6 A. Saletros 42 D. D'Avilla

7 M. Haile-Selassie 17 R. Lod 11 P. Zinckernagel

9 H. Cuypers

Bench J. Cohen , J. Waterman , M. Pineda , J. Shokalook , D. Borso , J. Bamba , V. Radojevic , P. Dithejane , S. Oregel

FC Cincinnati

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Pat Noonan

18 R. Celentano

11 S. Gidi 88 A. Chirila 24 K. Smith

29 B. J. Ramirez Leon 27 T. Anunga 22 G. Valenzuela 20 P. Bucha

10 Evander

9 K. Denkey 17 K. Mboma Dem

Bench E. Louro , M. Miazga , N. Hagglund , E. Echenique , A. Jabbari , G. Flores , S. Jimenez , T. Barlow , A. Lajhar

Out and doubtful

L. Barroso Chicago Fire Out — Lower-Body Injury
A. Powell FC Cincinnati Out — Injury
O. Nwobodo FC Cincinnati Out — Leg Injury
A. Franco Chicago Fire Out — Knee Injury
C. Mueller Chicago Fire Out — Lower-Body Injury
S. Rogers Chicago Fire Out — Lower-Body Injury
K. Fletcher FC Cincinnati Out — Knee Injury
M. Robinson FC Cincinnati Out — Leg Injury
T. Hadebe FC Cincinnati Out — Leg Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

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
18 Apr 26	FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire	3–3
5 Jul 25	FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire	2–1
20 Apr 25	Chicago Fire v FC Cincinnati	2–3
17 Jul 24	FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire	0–1
3 Mar 24	Chicago Fire v FC Cincinnati	1–2
3 Jun 23	FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire	1–0

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