Matchday

MLS 2025 · 5 Jul 2025

FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.5
Actual xG
1.0 – 0.8
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made FC Cincinnati favourites at 45%.

FC Cincinnati won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 0.8.

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

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Cincinnati

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Chicago Fire

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Cincinnati

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Roman Celentano Goalkeeper9000–62.1–
Teenage Hadebe Defender900–57.7–
Evander Forward89110.2846.6–
Kévin Denkey Forward89100.5746.4–
Gerardo Valenzuela Midfielder2200–44.5–
Matt Miazga Defender9000–44.3–
Lukas Engel Defender90000.0739.8–
DeAndre Yedlin Defender9000–39.2–
Pavel Bucha Midfielder90000.0236.9–
Tah Anunga Midfielder9000–36.9–
Corey Baird Forward900–36.5–
Kei Kamara Forward6800–33.7–
Bradley Smith Defender1700–33.4–
Alvas Powell Defender90000.0433.1–
Luca Orellano Midfielder73010.0227.6–

Chicago Fire

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Brian Gutiérrez Midfielder73000.0845.4–
Jack Elliott Defender9000–45.0–
Omari Glasgow Forward1600–43.1–
Sergio Oregel Midfielder8300–41.3–
Philip Zinckernagel Midfielder89100.3741.2–
Jeff Gal Goalkeeper9000–40.5–
Tom Barlow Forward1600–40.4–
Hugo Cuypers Forward90000.1539.6–
Samuel Rogers Defender9000–39.4–
Jonathan Bamba Forward83000.0237.8–
Mauricio Pineda Midfielder90000.1037.6–
Leonardo Barroso Defender73000.0335.6–
Maren Haile-Selassie Midfielder1700–35.0–
Jonathan Dean Defender1700–32.7–
Andrew Gutman Defender90010.0432.3–
Sam Williams Midfielder100–0.0–