FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire

18 April 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Malik Badawi

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

Tom Barlow 42’
Evander 79’ (pen)
Dje Tah D'Avilla 86’ (og)

Hugo Cuypers 26’, 48’
Philip Zinckernagel 45+5’ (pen)

Match summary

The points were shared as FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire drew 3-3. Chicago Fire led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Hugo Cuypers put Chicago Fire ahead in the 26th minute, Tom Barlow equalised in the 42nd minute, and Philip Zinckernagel put Chicago Fire back in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Cuypers made it 1-3 in the 48th minute, Evander pulled one back to make it 2-3 from the penalty spot in the 79th minute, and D'Avilla's own goal equalised in the 86th minute.

FC Cincinnati had the better of the chances, with 4.15 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Chicago Fire's 1.90 from 18.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

23 Shots 18

9 Shots on target 6

9 Corners 1

483 Passes 413

82.8% Pass accuracy 77.0%

13 Tackles 19

11 Fouls 9

4 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 0

Key events

FC Cincinnati Chicago Fire

Kick-off

4’

Maren Haile-SelassieShot on target

Samuel Gidi

7’

Tom Barlow

11’

12’

Philip ZinckernagelShot on target

26’

Hugo CuypersRight foot shot

0-1

Miles RobinsonShot on target

35’

Tom BarlowLeft foot shot

1-1

42’

Bryan RamirezShot on target

42’

Ender EcheniqueShot on target

44’

EvanderShot on target

45’

Pavel BuchaShot on target

45’

45+5’

Philip ZinckernagelPenalty

1-2

Half-time1-2

Teenage HadebeGilberto Flores

46’

48’

Hugo CuypersLeft foot shot

1-3

Second half underway

Ender EcheniqueShot on target

52’

58’

Dje Tah D'AvillaShot on target

Alvas PowellMiles Robinson

64’

Gerardo ValenzuelaEnder Echenique

70’

Ayoub JabbariTom Barlow

70’

73’

Joel WatermanPhilip Zinckernagel

EvanderPenalty

2-3

79’

83’

Dylan BorsoJonathan Dean

83’

Puso DithejaneRobin Lod

Kyle SmithKenji Mboma Dem

85’

Dje Tah D'AvillaOwn goal

3-3

86’

Pavel Bucha

90’

Dylan Borso

Bryan Ramirez

90’

90+4’

Viktor RadojevićMaren Haile-Selassie

Gerardo ValenzuelaShot on target

90+6’

90+9’

Mbekezeli Mbokazi

90+9’

Jack Elliott

Full-time3-3

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.

FC Cincinnati 4.15 xGChicago Fire 1.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Chicago Fire attacking FC Cincinnati attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Celentano	90′	3	3	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Nick Hagglund	90′	1	–	–	7	6	53	–	–	–	–
Miles Robinson Taken off	64′	5	1	–	8	3	36	2	–	–	–
Gilberto Flores Taken off	45′	–	–	–	2	2	29	3	–	–	–
Teenage Hadebe Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	3	2	37	–	–	–	–
Alvas Powell Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	5	–	21	1	–	–	–
Kyle Smith Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	1	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Ender Echenique Taken off	70′	–	–	18	3	0.46	–	1	3	–	–	–
Pavel Bucha	90′	–	–	44	1	0.12	2	–	5	–	–
Samuel Gidi	90′	–	–	62	–	0.05	1	4	2	2	1
Bryan Ramirez	90′	–	–	39	3	0.23	3	–	7	2	1
Evander	90′	1	–	40	7	0.76	–	1	3	–	1	–
Gerardo Valenzuela Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	9	1	0.17	–	–	2	–	2	–

Forwards3 players


Kenji Mboma Dem Taken off	86′	–	–	2	–	0.07	0.09	2	5	–	30	–
Tom Barlow Taken off	70′	1	–	1	1	0.97	0.11	2	3	1	23
Ayoub Jabbari Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	1	–	0.19	0.02	–	1	1	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Chris Brady	90′	7	3	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jonathan Dean Taken off	83′	–	1	–	1	1	28	1	–	–	–
Jack Elliott	90′	–	–	–	4	3	43	1	–	–
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	90′	3	–	–	4	1	52	2	–	–
Andrew Gutman	90′	3	–	–	6	1	39	1	–	–	–
Joel Waterman Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	1	1	5	1	–	–	–
Dylan Borso Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Philip Zinckernagel Taken off	73′	1	1	30	3	0.11	3	–	9	–	3	–
Anton Salétros	90′	–	–	51	–	0.08	1	1	1	–	–	–
Dje Tah D'Avilla	90′	–	–	41	1	0.04	2	1	4	–	1	–
Maren Haile-Selassie Taken off	89′	–	–	27	–	0.65	2	1	2	–	–	–
Robin Lod Taken off	83′	–	–	25	3	0.05	1	1	2	1	1	–

Forwards2 players


Hugo Cuypers	90′	2	–	4	2	0.50	0.03	1	8	4	28	–
Puso Dithejane Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	–	3	–

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

FC Cincinnati L L W L D

Chicago Fire D L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: FC Cincinnati 2-1 Chicago Fire, 05 Jul 25 Next meeting: Chicago Fire 2-3 FC Cincinnati, 03 May 26 All FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire meetings

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