Match

Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 3, 2024 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-2
FC Cincinnati

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati?

FC Cincinnati won 1-2 on March 3, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 39′A. BoupendzaFC Cincinnati
  • 45′X. ShaqiriChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 68′M. RobinsonFC Cincinnati

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-4-3
  1. 17B. Gutiérrez
  2. 9H. Cuypers
  3. 10X. Shaqiri
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 23K. Acosta
  3. 30G. Giménez
  4. 7M. Haile-Selassie
  1. 5R. Czichos
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 27A. Arigoni
  1. 34C. Brady

FC Cincinnati

3-4-1-2
  1. 11C. Baird
  2. 9A. Boupendza
  1. 10L. Acosta
  1. 7Y. Kubo
  2. 20P. Bucha
  3. 5O. Nwobodo
  4. 2A. Powell
  1. 32I. Murphy
  2. 21M. Miazga
  3. 12M. Robinson
  1. 18R. Celentano
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; FC Cincinnati have 9, 3 and 3.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 25, 2024Philadelphia Union(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Feb 17, 2024Portland Timbers(away)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 14, 2024Minnesota United FC(away)4-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 11, 2024Los Angeles FC(home)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2024Austin(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 29, 2024Cavalier(home)4-0CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 25, 2024Toronto FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Feb 23, 2024Cavalier(away)2-0CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 15, 2024New England Revolution(home)5-2Friendlies Clubs
Feb 9, 2024Philadelphia Union(home)4-3Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Chicago Fire wins, 1 draw, 3 FC Cincinnati wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 3, 2023FC Cincinnati 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023Chicago Fire 3-3 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Oct 1, 2022FC Cincinnati 2-3 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 15, 2022Chicago Fire 1-2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Oct 20, 2021FC Cincinnati 3-4 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 24, 2021Chicago Fire 0-1 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire on Jun 3, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; FC Cincinnati score 2.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.61.547/1510/15
FC Cincinnati2.21.178/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (55 points from 34 matches) and FC Cincinnati sit 9th (46 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago Fire3416711645455
9FC Cincinnati34121012677546

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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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