Major League Soccer · 2026
DC United
Chicago Fire
Full time
Match recap
Chicago Fire secured a crucial 3-1 away victory over DC United, a result that significantly impacts both teams' early season trajectories. The Fire started strong, establishing a two-goal lead before halftime, suggesting a dominant first-half performance where they capitalized on their chances. DC United managed to pull a goal back in the second half, briefly stirring hopes of a comeback and indicating a period of increased pressure from the home side. However, Chicago quickly reasserted their two-goal advantage, extinguishing any remaining optimism for United and confirming their superiority on the night. This win pushes Chicago further up the league standings, while DC United will need to regroup after failing to make home advantage count.
Markets (closing odds)
Events
- 19'Card — Dje Tah D'Avilla (Yellow Card)
- 41'Goal — T. Baribo (Normal Goal)
- 48'Card — Jonathan Bamba (Yellow Card)
- 62'subst — J. Bamba (Substitution 1)
- 62'Goal — R. Lod (Normal Goal)
- 63'subst — R. Lod (Substitution 2)
- 64'subst — T. Baribo (Substitution 1)
- 71'Goal — H. Cuypers (Normal Goal)
- 75'Card — Jack Elliott (Yellow Card)
- 87'subst — J. Hopkins (Substitution 2)
- 87'Goal — M. Haile-Selassie (Normal Goal)
- 89'Card — Jonathan Dean (Yellow Card)
- 90'Card — Andrew Gutman (Yellow Card)
- 90'subst — P. Zinckernagel (Substitution 3)
- 90'subst — H. Cuypers (Substitution 4)
Match statistics
Lineups
DC United4-4-2- S. JohnsonG
- N. MarkovicD
- L. BartlettD
- K. RowlesD
- K. KurokawaD
- J. HopkinsM
- M. PeltolaM
- B. ServaniaM
- PeglowM
- L. MunteanuF
- T. BariboF
Chicago Fire4-2-3-1- C. BradyG
- J. DeanD
- J. ElliottD
- M. MbokaziD
- A. GutmanD
- M. PinedaM
- D. D'AvillaM
- P. ZinckernagelM
- R. LodM
- J. BambaM
- H. CuypersF
Form
Head to head
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Standings — Major League Soccer
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF:GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitec | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34:12 | 32 |
| 1 |  Nashville SC | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31:11 | 33 |
| 2 |  San Jose Earthqu | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34:15 | 32 |
| 2 |  Inter Miami | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 39:28 | 31 |
| 3 |  Real Salt Lake | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26:19 | 26 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27:16 | 26 |
| 4 |  New England Revo | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22:18 | 25 |
| 4 |  FC Dallas | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30:22 | 25 |
| 5 |  Los Angeles FC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24:17 | 24 |
| 5 |  New York Red Bul | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25:32 | 22 |
| 6 |  Seattle Sounders | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17:11 | 24 |
| 6 |  Charlotte | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24:23 | 21 |
| 7 |  Houston Dynamo | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19:23 | 22 |
| 7 |  FC Cincinnati | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36:37 | 20 |
| 8 |  New York City FC | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25:21 | 19 |
| 8 |  Minnesota United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18:22 | 22 |
| 9 |  Los Angeles Gala | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22:22 | 20 |
| 9 | DC United | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21:25 | 18 |
| 10 |  Columbus Crew | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21:23 | 16 |
| 10 |  San Diego | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 30:27 | 17 |
| 11 |  CF Montreal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22:31 | 14 |
| 11 |  Colorado Rapids | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25:24 | 16 |
| 12 |  Orlando City SC | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23:44 | 14 |
| 12 |  St. Louis City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16:20 | 16 |
| 13 |  Portland Timbers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22:28 | 14 |
| 13 |  Toronto FC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22:29 | 14 |
| 14 |  Austin | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19:31 | 14 |
| 14 |  Atlanta United F | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14:23 | 11 |
| 15 |  Philadelphia Uni | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18:30 | 7 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14:36 | 11 |