Match

Chicago Fire vs Charlotte: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 18Kick-off on August 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
2-1
Charlotte

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Charlotte?

Chicago Fire won 2-1 on August 2, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 18′Pep BielCharlotte
  • 20′R. LewandowskiChicago Fire
  • 68′R. LewandowskiChicago Fire

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Chicago Fire win at 62%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 2-1. Actual score: 2-1.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs Charlotte

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-4-2
  1. 17R. Lod
  2. 9R. Lewandowski
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 6A. Salétros
  3. 42T. D'Avilla
  4. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 3J. Elliott
  3. 16J. Waterman
  4. 2Leonardo Barroso
  1. 1C. Brady

Charlotte

4-3-3
  1. 11L. Abada
  2. 9I. Toklomati Giorno
  3. 16Pep Biel
  1. 28D. Diani
  2. 8A. Westwood
  3. 17L. de la Torre
  1. 15H. Toffolo
  2. 22H. Kessler
  3. 44M. Agyemang
  4. 14N. Byrne
  1. 1K. Kahlina
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Charlotte have 7, 2 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 25, 2026New York City FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2026Inter Miami(away)2-3Major League Soccer
May 24, 2026Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
May 16, 2026CF Montreal(away)2-0Major League Soccer
May 13, 2026DC United(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Charlotte
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 25, 2026New York Red Bulls(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2026Atlanta United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
May 23, 2026New England Revolution(home)1-0Major League Soccer
May 16, 2026Toronto FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
May 13, 2026New York City FC(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 4 Charlotte wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 29, 2025Chicago Fire 3-2 CharlotteMajor League Soccer
May 17, 2025Charlotte 1-4 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 2, 2024Charlotte 4-3 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 16, 2024Chicago Fire 0-1 CharlotteMajor League Soccer
Oct 8, 2023Chicago Fire 0-2 CharlotteMajor League Soccer
May 17, 2023Charlotte 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Charlotte on Jun 29, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Charlotte score 2.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.91.5411/1512/15
Charlotte2.01.539/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 3rd in Major League Soccer (48 points from 28 matches) and Charlotte sit 5th (46 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire281468514048
5Charlotte281378504046

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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