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Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 1Kick-off on February 22, 2026 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire?

Houston Dynamo won 2-1 on February 22, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 31′H. CuypersChicago Fire
  • 67′GuilhermeHouston Dynamo
  • 78′GuilhermeHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

3-4-2-1
  1. 10E. Ponce
  1. 20Guilherme
  2. 19M. Bogusz
  1. 11L. Ennali
  2. 8J. McGlynn
  3. 30A. Bouzat
  4. 14D. Holmes
  1. 5Lucas Halter
  2. 3Antônio Carlos
  3. 28E. Sviatchenko
  1. 31J. Bond

Chicago Fire

5-4-1
  1. 9H. Cuypers
  1. 11P. Zinckernagel
  2. 42T. D'Avilla
  3. 6A. Salétros
  4. 17R. Lod
  1. 7M. Haile-Selassie
  2. 4M. Mbokazi
  3. 16J. Waterman
  4. 5S. Rogers
  5. 2Leonardo Barroso
  1. 1C. Brady
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2026New York Red Bulls(home)3-2Friendlies Clubs
Feb 11, 2026FC Dallas(away)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 8, 2026Atlanta United FC(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 4, 2026San Antonio(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Jan 31, 2026New England Revolution(away)3-2Friendlies Clubs
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2026Portland Timbers(home)3-4Friendlies Clubs
Feb 13, 2026Indy Eleven(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 11, 2026Austin(away)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Feb 8, 2026Los Angeles Galaxy(away)3-2Friendlies Clubs
Feb 1, 2026Indy Eleven(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Houston Dynamo wins, 0 draws, 3 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 7, 2024Chicago Fire 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 7, 2023Chicago Fire 1-4 Houston DynamoUS Open Cup
Jun 26, 2022Houston Dynamo 2-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Sep 23, 2020Chicago Fire 4-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 4, 2019Houston Dynamo 0-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 20, 2018Chicago Fire 2-3 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo on Apr 7, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.71.5312/159/15
Chicago Fire1.91.659/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (45 points from 28 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (48 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago FireEastern Conference281468514048
5Houston DynamoWestern Conference281369363445

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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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