Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps

7 October 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Sergiy Boyko

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jonathan Bamba 9’
  • Philip Zinckernagel 50’
  • Maren Haile-Selassie 88’
  • Mathías Laborda 73’

Match summary

Chicago Fire saw off Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. Chicago Fire led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jonathan Bamba put Chicago Fire ahead in the 9th minute. In the second half, Philip Zinckernagel made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, Mathías Laborda pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 73rd minute, and Maren Haile-Selassie made it 3-1 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chicago Fire created 3.86 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Vancouver Whitecaps's 1.09 from 15. Philip Zinckernagel hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Chicago Fire.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
22 Shots 15
7 Shots on target 2
2 Corners 8
81 Attacks 79
61 Dangerous attacks 52
445 Passes 473
80.2% Pass accuracy 78.4%
25 Tackles 24
8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
3 Offsides 5

Key events

Chicago Fire Vancouver Whitecaps
Kick-off
Maren Haile-SelassieShot on target
3’
Jonathan BambaRight foot shot1-0 (Chicago Fire)
9’
Corner
17’
Philip ZinckernagelFoul
19’
Philip ZinckernagelMissed penaltypost
27’
30’
Corner
Corner
32’
36’
Corner
37’
Corner
Half-time1-0
Mauricio PinedaAnton Salétros
46’
46’
Thomas MüllerAleksa Cvetković
Leonardo BarrosoShot on target
47’
48’
Corner
Second half underway
Philip ZinckernagelRight foot shot2-0 (Chicago Fire)
50’
Jonathan DeanFoul
55’
57’
Bruno QuiñonezEmmanuel Sabbi
58’
Yadaly DiabyCheick Tidiane Sabaly
61’
Tate JohnsonFoul
62’
Corner
66’
Corner
70’
Corner
72’
Corner
73’
Sam AdekugbeTate Johnson
73’
Mathías LabordaHeader2-1 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
74’
Bruno QuiñonezShot on target
Robert LewandowskiJonathan Bamba
76’
Puso DithejanePhilip Zinckernagel
76’
Puso DithejaneShot on target
83’
Maren Haile-SelassieRight foot shot3-1 (Chicago Fire)
88’
89’
Rayan ElloumiOliver Larraz
David PorebaJohan Gomez
90+3’
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.86 1.09 9’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), 1-0 9’ 50’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), 2-0 50’ 73’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-1 73’ 88’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), 3-1 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.86 1.09 9’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), 1-0 Bamba 9’ 50’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), 2-0 Zinckernagel 50’ 73’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-1 Laborda 73’ 88’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), 3-1 Haile-Selassie 88’
Chicago Fire 3.86 xGVancouver Whitecaps 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Vancouver Whitecaps attacking Chicago Fire attacking 
88’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 27’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Johan Gomez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 50’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 62’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 32’ Johan Gomez (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 2’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 23’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 17’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 32’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 85’ Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Johan Gomez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Yadaly Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Aleksa Cvetković (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 73’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 3’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Yadaly Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Rui Modesto (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 27’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Johan Gomez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 50’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 62’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 32’ Johan Gomez (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.19 xG, blocked 2’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 23’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 17’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 32’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 61’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 85’ Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Johan Gomez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 82’ Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Yadaly Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Aleksa Cvetković (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 73’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 3’ Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Yadaly Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Mathías Laborda (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Rui Modesto (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Chicago Fire 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cohen
Elliott
Mbokazi
Dean
Barroso
Bamba 76’
Salétros 46’
D'Avilla
Zinckernagel 76’
Gomez 90’
Haile-Selassie
Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Takaoka
Johnson 73’
Laborda
Blackmon
Modesto
Larraz 89’
Cvetković 46’
Sabaly 58’
Gauld
Sabbi 57’
White

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Josh Cohen
90′ 1 1 38 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jonathan Dean
90′ 2 1 – 3 1 38 1 – –
Jack Elliott
90′ 3 1 5 5 1 59 – – – –
Mbekezeli Mbokazi
90′ 4 5 – 7 2 44 – – – –
Leonardo Barroso
90′ 4 2 1 7 – 30 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Philip Zinckernagel Taken off
76′ 1 – 27 4 0.39 – 1 5 2 2
Anton Salétros Taken off
45′ – 1 17 1 0.02 – – 1 – 1 –
Dje Tah D'Avilla
90′ – – 59 – 0.04 2 1 7 2 1 –
Jonathan Bamba Taken off
76′ 1 – 29 – 0.05 – – 3 1 1 –
Maren Haile-Selassie
90′ 1 1 33 3 0.32 3 2 4 1 1 –
Mauricio Pineda Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 33 – 0.02 3 1 4 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Johan Gomez Taken off
89′ – – 3 – 0.83 0.10 1 7 2 19 –
Robert Lewandowski Came on as a substitute
14′ – 1 1 – 0.10 0.38 2 2 – 12 –
Puso Dithejane Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 1 0.02 0.07 1 2 – 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Chicago Fire DDLLW
Vancouver Whitecaps LWLWD

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