FC Cincinnati 3-3 Chicago Fire — MLS, 18 Apr 2026
FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire drew 3-3 in MLS on 18 April 2026 at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati. Tom Barlow and Evander scored for FC Cincinnati; Hugo Cuypers and Philip Zinckernagel for Chicago Fire. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, FC Cincinnati have won 4 and Chicago Fire 1.
Match timeline
- 7'Foul
- 11'Foul
- 0-126'
- 1-142'
- 1-245'Penalty
- Half-time1-2
- 46'
- 1-348'
- 64'
- 70'
- 70'
- 73'
- 2-379'Penalty
- 83'
- 83'
- 85'
- 2-486'Own Goal
- 90'Argument
- 90'Foul
- 90'Argument
- 90+4'
- 90+9'
- 90+9'Argument
- Full-time3-3
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
FC Cincinnati
- 8.2EvanderF
- 7.5Ender EcheniqueM
- 7.3Pavel BuchaM
- 7.2Bryan RamirezM
- 7.2Gerardo ValenzuelaM
- 7.2Alvas PowellD
- 7.0Kenji Mboma DemF
- 6.9Tom BarlowF
- 6.9Kyle SmithD
- 6.7Miles RobinsonD
- 6.7Ayoub JabbariF
- 6.6Samuel GidiM
- 6.3Nick HagglundD
- 6.3Teenage HadebeD
- 6.2Gilberto FloresD
- 6.0Roman CelentanoG
Chicago Fire
- 9.2Christopher BradyG
- 8.3Hugo CuypersF
- 7.9Philip ZinckernagelM
- 6.7Puso DithejaneF
- 6.7Dylan BorsoF
- 6.5Jack ElliottD
- 6.5Maren Haile-SelassieM
- 6.3Tah D'AvillaM
- 6.3Anton SalétrosM
- 6.2Mbekezeli MbokaziD
- 6.2Robin LodF
- 6.2Jonathan DeanD
- 6.0Andrew GutmanD
- 6.0Joel WatermanD
Line-ups
Chicago Fire4-4-2
FC Cincinnati3-4-1-2
Substitutes
FC CincinnatiPat Noonan
Substitutes
- 15Teenage Hadebe46'D6.3
- 24Kyle Smith85'D6.9
- 13Evan LouroG
- 2Alvas Powell64'D7.2
- 27T. AnungaM
- 99Ayoub Jabbari70'F6.7
- 22Gerardo Valenzuela70'M7.2
Chicago FireMario Barcena
Substitutes
- 44Joshua CohenG
- 16Joel Waterman73'D6.0
- 22Mauricio PinedaD
- 14Viktor Radojević90+4'D
- 29David PorębaM
- 35Sergio OregelM
- 12Puso Dithejane83'F6.7
- 27D. Borso83'F6.7
- 20J. ShokalookF
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
4.12Expected goals (xG)1.75
23Total shots18
9Shots on target6
10Shots off target4
4Blocked shots8
9Corners1
1Offsides0
11Fouls9
4Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves7
0.99Goals prevented0.99
483Total passes413
400Accurate passes318
83%Pass accuracy77%
FC Cincinnati
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evander | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Ender Echenique | 70 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.5 |
| Pavel Bucha | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Bryan Ramirez | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Gerardo Valenzuela | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Alvas Powell | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Kenji Mboma Dem | 85 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Tom Barlow | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kyle Smith | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Miles Robinson | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Ayoub Jabbari | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gidi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Nick Hagglund | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Teenage Hadebe | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Gilberto Flores | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Roman Celentano | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Chicago Fire
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Brady | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.2 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 8.3 |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 73 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Puso Dithejane | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Dylan Borso | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jack Elliott | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Maren Haile-Selassie | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Tah D'Avilla | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Anton Salétros | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Mbekezeli Mbokazi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Robin Lod | 83 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jonathan Dean | 83 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andrew Gutman | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Joel Waterman | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
FC CincinnatiDLWLL
- D11 Apr 26AToronto FC1-1
- L04 Apr 26ANew York Red Bulls2-4
- W22 Mar 26HCF Montreal4-3
- L15 Mar 26ANew England Revolution1-6
- L08 Mar 26HToronto FC0-1
Chicago FireWWWLD
- W12 Apr 26HAtlanta United FC1-0
- W05 Apr 26HNashville SC1-0
- W21 Mar 26APhiladelphia Union2-1
- L15 Mar 26HDC United1-2
- D08 Mar 26AColumbus Crew0-0
Head-to-head
- 05 Jul 25FC Cincinnati2-1Chicago Fire
- 20 Apr 25Chicago Fire2-3FC Cincinnati
- 17 Jul 24FC Cincinnati0-1Chicago Fire
- 03 Mar 24Chicago Fire1-2FC Cincinnati
- 03 Jun 23FC Cincinnati1-0Chicago Fire
- 19 Mar 23Chicago Fire3-3FC Cincinnati
Most recent meetings
Before and after
FC Cincinnati
- Previous: Toronto FC 1-1 FC Cincinnati, 11 Apr 2026 · MLS
- Next: New York City FC 4-4 FC Cincinnati, 22 Apr 2026 · MLS
Chicago Fire
- Previous: Chicago Fire 1-0 Atlanta United FC, 12 Apr 2026 · MLS
- Next: Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City, 26 Apr 2026 · MLS
Data updated