Match

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire: result 3-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 8Kick-off on April 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
3-3
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire?

FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire drew 3-3 on April 18, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 26′H. CuypersChicago Fire
  • 42′T. BarlowFC Cincinnati
  • 45′P. ZinckernagelChicago Fire (pen.)
  • 48′H. CuypersChicago Fire
  • 79′EvanderFC Cincinnati (pen.)
  • 86′T. D'AvillaFC Cincinnati (o.g.)

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

3-4-1-2
  1. 16T. Barlow
  2. 17K. Mboma Dem
  1. 10Evander
  1. 29Bryan Josías Ramírez León
  2. 11S. Gidi
  3. 20P. Bucha
  4. 66E. Echenique
  1. 3G. Flores
  2. 12M. Robinson
  3. 4N. Hagglund
  1. 18R. Celentano

Chicago Fire

4-4-2
  1. 17R. Lod
  2. 9H. Cuypers
  1. 7M. Haile-Selassie
  2. 42T. D'Avilla
  3. 6A. Salétros
  4. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 4M. Mbokazi
  3. 3J. Elliott
  4. 24J. Dean
  1. 1C. Brady
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 7, 4 and 4.

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

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 11, 2026Toronto FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 4, 2026New York Red Bulls(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Mar 22, 2026CF Montreal(home)4-3Major League Soccer
Mar 20, 2026Tigres UANL(away)1-5CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 15, 2026New England Revolution(away)1-6Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2026Detroit City(away)2-1US Open Cup
Apr 12, 2026Atlanta United FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 5, 2026Nashville SC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 21, 2026Philadelphia Union(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 15, 2026DC United(home)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 FC Cincinnati wins, 1 draw, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 5, 2025FC Cincinnati 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 20, 2025Chicago Fire 2-3 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Jul 17, 2024FC Cincinnati 0-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 3, 2024Chicago Fire 1-2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Jun 3, 2023FC Cincinnati 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023Chicago Fire 3-3 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire on Jul 5, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 2.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati2.11.758/158/15
Chicago Fire1.31.177/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Cincinnati sit 9th in Major League Soccer (36 points from 27 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (48 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire281468514048
9FC Cincinnati27999586536

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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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