Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire

23 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Malik Badawi

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Daniel Ríos 14’

Hugo Cuypers 1’
Philip Zinckernagel 62’
Rominigue Kouamé 90+4’

Match summary

Chicago Fire beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Hugo Cuypers put Chicago Fire ahead in the first minute and Daniel Ríos equalised in the 14th minute. In the second half, Philip Zinckernagel put Chicago Fire back in front in the 62nd minute and Rominigue Kouamé made it 1-3 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Chicago Fire created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Vancouver Whitecaps's 1.21 from 13.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

13 Shots 9

2 Shots on target 5

4 Corners 6

533 Passes 400

89.3% Pass accuracy 86.5%

15 Tackles 8

10 Fouls 9

1 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps Chicago Fire

Kick-off

1’

Hugo CuypersLeft foot shot

0-1

11’

Philip ZinckernagelShot on target

Daniel RíosLeft foot shot

1-1

14’

Jayden NelsonShot on target

34’

43’

Andrew Gutman

Half-time1-1

46’

Justin ReynoldsAndrew Gutman

Second half underway

62’

Philip ZinckernagelLeft foot shot

1-2

Jeevan BadwalLiam MacKenzie

63’

Emmanuel SabbiJayden Nelson

63’

69’

Maren Haile-SelassiePhilip Zinckernagel

69’

Jack Elliott

Jeevan Badwal

71’

79’

Tom BarlowHugo Cuypers

Tate JohnsonRalph Priso

79’

Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauÉdier Ocampo

86’

Belal HalbouniBjorn Utvik

86’

87’

Carlos TeránJonathan Bamba

87’

Rominigue KouaméSam Williams

87’

Rominigue KouaméShot on target

90+4’

Rominigue KouaméLeft foot shot

1-3

Full-time1-3

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps 1.21 xGChicago Fire 2.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Chicago Fire attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3-3 Starting XI

Chicago Fire 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Yohei Takaoka	90′	2	3	22	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Édier Ocampo Taken off	86′	2	2	–	5	–	48	–	–	–	–
Bjorn Utvik Taken off	86′	1	1	–	3	2	90	–	–	–	–
Ranko Veselinović	90′	1	–	–	1	–	92	–	–	–	–
Mathías Laborda	90′	3	–	–	7	3	60	1	–	–	–
Tate Johnson Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	1	7	–	–	–	–
Belal Halbouni Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	1	1	6	–	–	–	–
Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Sebastian Berhalter	90′	–	–	59	3	0.59	3	4	5	1	1	–
Ralph Priso Taken off	79′	–	–	46	1	0.03	–	1	2	5	–	–
Jean-Claude Ngando	90′	–	–	44	2	0.13	1	1	5	–	2	–
Liam MacKenzie Taken off	63′	–	–	9	–	0.01	2	–	3	1	–	–
Jayden Nelson Taken off	63′	–	1	20	1	0.04	1	–	4	1	–	–
Jeevan Badwal Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	9	–	0.05	–	1	–	1	–	–
Emmanuel Sabbi Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	3	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Daniel Ríos	90′	1	–	2	1	0.20	0.02	–	–	–	17	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Chris Brady	90′	1	1	27	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Leonardo Barroso	90′	3	–	–	4	–	33	–	–	–	–
Samuel Rogers	90′	–	–	–	–	–	52	–	–	–	–
Jack Elliott	90′	–	–	–	–	–	56	1	–	–	–
Andrew Gutman Taken off	45′	1	1	–	1	–	17	2	–	–	–
Justin Reynolds Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	2	–	26	1	–	–	–
Carlos Terán Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Sergio Oregel	90′	–	–	60	1	0.02	1	2	3	1	2	–
Mauricio Pineda	90′	–	–	54	–	0.01	1	1	2	1	–	–
Sam Williams Taken off	87′	–	–	27	–	0.01	–	–	3	–	2	–
Philip Zinckernagel Taken off	69′	1	1	16	2	0.61	2	–	7	1	1	–
Jonathan Bamba Taken off	87′	–	–	22	2	0.05	–	1	2	2	1	–
Maren Haile-Selassie Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	2	–	0.01	–	1	–	–	–	–
Rominigue Kouamé Came on as a substitute	9′	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Hugo Cuypers Taken off	79′	1	–	2	1	0.97	0.00	–	2	1	6	–
Tom Barlow Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–

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

Vancouver Whitecaps L W W W W

Chicago Fire L L D W W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Chicago Fire 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps, 31 Aug 23 Next meeting: Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps, 07 Oct 26 All Vancouver Whitecaps 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.