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Major League SoccerSeason 2025

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati

20 April 2025 at 01:30Soldier Field, Chicago
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Match Summary

FC Cincinnati defeated Chicago Fire 3:2. The match was played in Major League Soccer 2025. Goals were scored by Evander 9′, H. Cuypers 31′, K. Denkey 42′, Evander 71′, B. Gutierrez 85′ (pen.). 4 yellow cards were shown. Chicago Fire had 57% possession while FC Cincinnati held 43%. Chicago Fire had 18 shots (5 on target) compared to 12 (8 on target) for FC Cincinnati. Expected goals: Chicago Fire 2.34 — FC Cincinnati 1.05. Chicago Fire made 4 substitutions, FC Cincinnati made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Chicago Fire and FC Cincinnati — 5 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
C. TeranS. Rogers
21′
H. Cuypers

assist: J. Bamba

31′
Half Time
46′
M. MiazgaG. Flores
S. OregelM. Haile-Selassie
64′
M. PinedaD. D'Avilla
64′
71′
80′
EvanderG. Valenzuela
85′
86′
D. YedlinA. Powell
86′
K. DenkeyC. Baird
Full Time

Rivalry since 2019

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati Head to Head Results· 15

Chicago Fire and FC Cincinnati have met 15 times — Chicago Fire won 4, FC Cincinnati won 7, with 4 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2019. FC Cincinnati leads the head-to-head with 7 victories from 15 meetings. A combined 47 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.13 per match (23 for the home side, 24 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 9 matches (60%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 10 games (67%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. FC Cincinnati are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–4 in 2021.

Drawn
4
·
Total goals
47 · 3.1/match
Both scored
9/15 · 60%
Over 2.5
10/15 · 67%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 11 May 2026