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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire: result 1-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on March 23, 2025 at 02:30 AM (UTC)BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Whitecaps
1-3
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire?

Chicago Fire won 1-3 on March 23, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 1′H. CuypersChicago Fire
  • 14′D. RíosVancouver Whitecaps
  • 62′P. ZinckernagelChicago Fire
  • 90′R. KouaméChicago Fire

Official lineup for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-3-3
  1. 7J. Nelson
  2. 14D. Ríos
  3. 97Liam Mackenzie
  1. 26J. Ngando
  2. 13R. Priso
  3. 16S. Berhalter
  1. 2M. Laborda
  2. 4R. Veselinović
  3. 15B. Utvik
  4. 18É. Ocampo
  1. 1Y. Takaoka

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 9H. Cuypers
  3. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 47Samuel Williams
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 35S. Oregel
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 3J. Elliott
  3. 5S. Rogers
  4. 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, Vancouver Whitecaps have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 16, 2025FC Dallas(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 13, 2025Monterrey(away)2-2CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 9, 2025CF Montreal(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Mar 6, 2025Monterrey(home)1-1CONCACAF Champions League
Mar 2, 2025Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 15, 2025Toronto FC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 9, 2025FC Dallas(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 2, 2025DC United(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Feb 23, 2025Columbus Crew(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Feb 15, 2025Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Vancouver Whitecaps wins, 1 draw, 1 Chicago Fire win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2023Chicago Fire 0-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Jul 24, 2022Vancouver Whitecaps 1-3 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Apr 10, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 Chicago FireFriendlies Clubs
Jul 23, 2020Chicago Fire 0-2 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Apr 13, 2019Chicago Fire 1-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Jul 8, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug 31, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vancouver Whitecaps1.70.968/157/15
Chicago Fire1.41.447/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st in Major League Soccer (55 points from 30 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (48 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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1Vancouver WhitecapsWestern Conference301677633155
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3014610524448

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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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