Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire

1 November 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Malik Badawi

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

  • Morgan Whittaker 22’
  • Paxten Aaronson 58’
  • Jonathan Bamba 41’, 56’
  • Robert Lewandowski 74’
  • Puso Dithejane 88’

Match summary

Chicago Fire came from behind to win 4-2 away at Colorado Rapids. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Morgan Whittaker put Colorado Rapids ahead in the 22nd minute and Jonathan Bamba equalised in the 41st minute. In the second half, Bamba put Chicago Fire in front in the 56th minute, Paxten Aaronson equalised in the 58th minute, Robert Lewandowski put Chicago Fire back in front in the 74th minute, and Puso Dithejane made it 2-4 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chicago Fire created 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Colorado Rapids's 1.38 from 14.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
14 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 6
5 Corners 6
77 Attacks 79
32 Dangerous attacks 38
508 Passes 380
87.2% Pass accuracy 78.4%
13 Tackles 8
11 Fouls 13
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 5

Key events

Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire
Kick-off
Morgan WhittakerLeft foot shot1-0 (Colorado Rapids)
22’
Paxten AaronsonShot on target
26’
Corner
26’
Corner
35’
36’
Corner
Corner
39’
41’
Jonathan BambaRight foot shot1-1 (Chicago Fire)
45+1’
Noah AllenFoul
Half-time1-1
46’
Corner
Second half underway
Miguel NavarroFoul
51’
56’
Jonathan BambaLeft foot shot1-2 (Chicago Fire)
Paxten AaronsonLeft foot shot2-2 (Colorado Rapids)
58’
60’
Philip ZinckernagelShot on target
60’
Corner
Donavan PhillipDarren Yapi
62’
Noah CobbKeegan Rosenberry
62’
62’
Corner
63’
Robert LewandowskiMaren Haile-Selassie
63’
Anzor MekvabishviliDje Tah D'Avilla
64’
Jonathan BambaShot on target
64’
Corner
Theodore Ku-DiPietroGeorgi Minoungou
67’
Hamzat OjediranFoul
68’
Theodore Ku-DiPietroFoul
70’
74’
Robert LewandowskiLeft foot shot2-3 (Chicago Fire)
Saied Abu FarchiHamzat Ojediran
77’
78’
Corner
81’
André FrancoJohan Gomez
82’
Andrew GutmanNoah Allen
87’
Puso DithejanePhilip Zinckernagel
88’
Puso DithejaneRight foot shot2-4 (Chicago Fire)
Rob HoldingArgument
90’
Morgan WhittakerShot on target
90+1’
90+2’
Andrew GutmanTime wasting
Corner
90+3’
Corner
90+5’
Full-time2-4

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 2.31 22’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), 1-0 22’ 41’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), 1-1 41’ 56’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), 1-2 56’ 58’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), 2-2 58’ 74’ Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), 2-3 74’ 88’ Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire), 2-4 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 2.31 22’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), 1-0 Whittaker 22’ 41’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), 1-1 Bamba 41’ 56’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), 1-2 Bamba 56’ 58’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), 2-2 Aaronson 58’ 74’ Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), 2-3 Lewandowski 74’ 88’ Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire), 2-4 Dithejane 88’
Colorado Rapids 1.38 xGChicago Fire 2.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chicago Fire attacking Colorado Rapids attacking 
56’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 58’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 74’ Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 27’ Wayne Frederick (Colorado Rapids), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 41’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 31’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 17’ Noah Allen (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 88’ Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 22’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 65’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Hamzat Ojediran (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Hamzat Ojediran (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 58’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 74’ Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 27’ Wayne Frederick (Colorado Rapids), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 41’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 17’ Noah Allen (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 31’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 88’ Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 22’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 65’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Hamzat Ojediran (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Hamzat Ojediran (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Colorado Rapids 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Defreitas-Hansen
Navarro
Holding
Williams
Rosenberry 62’
Frederick
Ojediran 77’
Minoungou 67’
Aaronson
Whittaker
Yapi 62’
Chicago Fire 4-4-2 Starting XI
Brady
Allen 82’
Elliott
Mbokazi
Dean
Bamba 2
Salétros
D'Avilla 63’
Zinckernagel 87’
Gomez 81’
Haile-Selassie 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen
90′ 2 4 45 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Keegan Rosenberry Taken off
62′ 1 4 – 1 – 40 – – – –
Rob Holding
90′ 2 3 – 3 – 81 3 – –
Loïc Williams
90′ 3 2 – 7 2 80 1 – – –
Miguel Navarro
90′ – 1 – 2 – 50 2 – –
Noah Cobb Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – 1 1 16 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Wayne Frederick
90′ – – 32 3 0.06 3 – 7 – 4 –
Hamzat Ojediran Taken off
77′ – – 37 1 0.02 1 1 2 3 1
Georgi Minoungou Taken off
67′ – 2 19 3 0.56 – 3 2 – – –
Paxten Aaronson
90′ 1 – 30 1 0.02 1 – 2 – 1 –
Morgan Whittaker
90′ 1 – 41 3 0.17 1 – 5 1 1 –
Theodore Ku-DiPietro Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 17 1 0.01 – – 1 1 1
Forwards3 players
Darren Yapi Taken off
62′ – – 1 – 0.04 0.01 1 2 2 13 –
Donavan Phillip Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 3 –
Saied Abu Farchi Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 2 –
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

Colorado Rapids DDDWD
Chicago Fire WLLWD

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.