Matchday

MLS 2026 · 13 May 2026

DC United 1–3 Chicago Fire

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.1
Actual xG
0.7 – 2.3
Goals
1 – 3

Footybot made DC United favourites at 45%.

Chicago Fire won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Chris Brady, 62.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Philip Zinckernagel +12.5, Chris Brady +11.7, Andrew Gutman +11.4.

Well below it: Louis Munteanu −16.9, Kye Rowles −9.6, Keisuke Kurokawa −8.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

DC United

10 May 2026D 2–2at Nashville SC MLS
3 May 2026W 2–0at New York City FC MLS
25 Apr 2026W 3–2v Orlando City SC MLS
22 Apr 2026D 4–4at New York Red Bulls MLS
18 Apr 2026D 0–0at Philadelphia Union MLS

Chicago Fire

9 May 2026L 1–3v New York Red Bulls MLS
3 May 2026L 2–3v FC Cincinnati MLS
26 Apr 2026W 5–0v Sporting Kansas City MLS
18 Apr 2026D 3–3at FC Cincinnati MLS
12 Apr 2026W 1–0v Atlanta United MLS

Head to head

15 Mar 2026Chicago Fire 1–2 DC United MLS

DC United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tai Baribo Forward64100.1951.8+3.0
Sean Johnson Goalkeeper9000–42.5−4.9
Jacob Murrell Forward1100–38.1–
Matti Peltola Midfielder90000.0336.7−3.1
Jackson Hopkins Midfielder87000.1236.0+0.1
Louis Munteanu Forward90000.1735.0−16.9
Brandon Servania Midfielder90000.0132.4−3.3
Kye Rowles Defender9000–30.2−9.6
Lucas Bartlett Defender90000.0629.4−6.6
Jared Stroud Midfielder26000.0527.6–
João Peglow Midfielder90000.0226.3−7.9
Keisuke Kurokawa Defender9000–24.5−8.1
Nikola Markovic Defender90000.0221.2–

Chicago Fire

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Maren Haile-Selassie Midfielder27100.0969.9–
Chris Brady Goalkeeper9000–62.1+11.7
Robin Lod Midfielder63100.1049.4+8.8
Hugo Cuypers Forward89100.4048.6−2.7
Philip Zinckernagel Midfielder89011.1246.3+12.5
Jonathan Bamba Forward62000.3443.9+3.0
Puso Dithejane Forward28000.1743.8–
Mbekezeli Mbokazi Defender9000–42.6+5.4
Andrew Gutman Defender90000.0242.4+11.4
Dje Tah D'Avilla Midfielder9000–41.8+1.3
Jack Elliott Defender9000–41.0+3.3
Mauricio Pineda Midfielder90000.0638.9–
Jonathan Dean Defender9000–38.8+4.2
Jason Shokalook Forward100–0.0–