Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 5 · BC Place, Vancouver · Ref Malik Badawi, USA

Vancouver Whitecaps stats & fixtures · Chicago Fire stats & fixtures

Vancouver Whitecaps lost to Chicago Fire 1–3 in Major League Soccer on 23 March 2025. Expected goals finished 1.21–2.22. Vancouver Whitecaps had 57% of the ball.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire match statistics

Vancouver WhitecapsChicago Fire

57% Ball possession 43%
1.21 Expected goals (xG) 2.22
13 Total shots 9
2 Shots on target 5
8 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 7
4 Corners 6
10 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 2
533 Passes 400
89% Pass accuracy 87%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

1' Goal H. Cuypers Chicago Fire
14' Goal D. Ríos Vancouver Whitecaps
43' Yellow card A. Gutman Chicago Fire
62' Goal P. Zinckernagel Chicago Fire
69' Yellow card J. Elliott Chicago Fire
71' Yellow card J. Badwal Vancouver Whitecaps
90' Goal R. Kouamé (assist M. Haile-Selassie) Chicago Fire

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps

Confirmed 4-3-3 Jesper Ingemann Sørensen

1 Y. Takaoka

2 M. Laborda 4 R. Veselinovic 15 B. Utvik 18 E. Ocampo

26 J. Ngando 13 R. Priso 16 S. Berhalter

7 J. Nelson 14 D. Ríos 97 Liam Mackenzie

Bench D. Kreilach , I. Boehmer , J. Badwal , T. Johnson , B. Halbouni , N. Fleuriau Chateau , Giuseppe Bovalina , E. Sabbi , M. O'Neill

Chicago Fire

Confirmed 4-3-3 Mike Matkovich

1 C. Brady

15 A. Gutman 3 J. Elliott 5 S. Rogers 2 L. Barroso

47 S. Williams 22 M. Pineda 35 S. Oregel

19 J. Bamba 9 H. Cuypers 11 P. Zinckernagel

Bench C. Teran , Omar Gonzalez , T. Barlow , J. Gal , M. Haile-Selassie , J. Reynolds , D. Borso , D. Konincks , R. Kouamé

Form guide

Vancouver Whitecaps at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.9 per game
Shots on target: 6.7 per game

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

Chicago Fire away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
31 Aug 23	Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps	0–1
24 Jul 22	Vancouver Whitecaps v Chicago Fire	1–3

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire head-to-head record