FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 21 · TQL Stadium, Cincinnati · Ref Pierre-Luc Lauziere, USA

FC Cincinnati stats & fixtures · Chicago Fire stats & fixtures

FC Cincinnati beat Chicago Fire 2–1 in Major League Soccer on 5 July 2025. Expected goals finished 0.99–0.78. Chicago Fire had 53% of the ball.

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire match statistics

FC CincinnatiChicago Fire

47% Ball possession 53%
0.99 Expected goals (xG) 0.78
13 Total shots 15
4 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside the box 5
1 Corners 10
8 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
423 Passes 460
88% Pass accuracy 87%
4 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

19' Goal Evander (assist L. Orellano) FC Cincinnati
50' Goal K. Denkey FC Cincinnati
53' Yellow card Kei Kamara FC Cincinnati
55' Goal P. Zinckernagel Chicago Fire
76' Yellow card J. Bamba Chicago Fire
83' Yellow card M. Miazga FC Cincinnati
90+7' Yellow card J. Elliott Chicago Fire

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC Cincinnati

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Patrick John Noonan

18 R. Celentano

29 L. Engel 21 M. Miazga 2 A. Powell

23 L. Orellano 20 P. Bucha 27 T. Anunga 91 D. Yedlin

10 Evander

9 K. Denkey 85 Kei Kamara

Bench B. Smith , E. Louro , T. Hadebe , C. Baird , G. Valenzuela , P. Walters , S. Jimenez , K. Mboma Dem , S. Chirila

Chicago Fire

Confirmed 4-3-3 Mike Matkovich

25 J. Gal

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

17 B. Gutiérrez 22 M. Pineda 35 S. Oregel

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

Bench C. Gasper , Omar Gonzalez , T. Barlow , O. Glasgow , J. Dean , M. Haile-Selassie , B. Dowd , S. Williams , D. D'Avilla

Form guide

FC Cincinnati at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.0 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

27% 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.

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire head-to-head

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

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