Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire

MLS - Regular Season 20 Oct 2021, 23:30
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
3–4
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
🏟 TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio) 👤 J. Freemon Round 40

Match report

Chicago Fire edged past Cincinnati 4-3 in the MLS - Regular Season on 20 October 2021. It was 2-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cincinnati had 19 shots to Chicago Fire's 16.

The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio), with J. Freemon in charge.

Half-time 2-2 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 19 - 16 On target 6 - 11 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 15 - 12 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Robert Beric
Chicago Fire · 2 goals
8 Brandon Vazquez 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Álvaro Medrán 1 goal
8 Ronald Matarrita 1 assist
7 Tyler Blackett 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–9 8–7
Shots On Goal 4–7 2–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 3–4 2–3
Attacks 43–73 49–72
Match statistics
7 Substitution 6
92 Attacks 145
32 Dangerous Attacks 43
7 On Target 10
11 Off Target 4
19 Shots Total 16
6 Shots On Goal 11
7 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 1
15 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 8
15 Fouls 12
5 Corners 7
3 Offsides 0
41% Ball Possession 59%
3 Yellow Cards 3
7 Saves 3
387 Passes Total 571
322 Passes Accurate 477
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cincinnati · 5-3-2
22 P. Tyton
16 Z. Bailey 12 G. Cameron 3 T. Blackett 2 E. Castillo 18 R. Matarrita
8 A. Cruz 6 H. Medunjanin 11 L. Acosta
19 B. Vazquez 9 Brenner
Chicago Fire · 4-3-3
32 G. Slonina
14 J. Espinoza 4 J. Kappelhof 3 J. Bornstein 6 M. Navarro
31 F. Navarro 22 M. Pineda 10 Á. Medrán
21 F. Herbers 27 R. Beric 7 I. Aliseda
Cincinnati
Coach
T. Marshall
Substitutes
  • 25 Kenneth Vermeer
  • 14 Nick Hagglund
  • 31 Álvaro Barreal
  • 13 Joseph-Claude Gyau
  • 15 Kamohelo Mokotjo
  • 21 Kyle Scott
  • 33 Caleb Stanko
  • 23 Isaac Atanga
  • 20 Calvin Harris
Chicago Fire
Coach
R. Wicky
Substitutes
  • 1 Bobby Shuttleworth
  • 20 Wyatt Omsberg
  • 2 Boris Sekulic
  • 30 Gastón Giménez
  • 40 Brian Gutierrez
  • 8 Luka Stojanovic
  • 28 Elliot Collier
  • 9 Nnamdi Chinonso Offor
  • 38 Alex Monis
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Gyau ↓ Z. Bailey Cincinnati
  • 46' ↑ B. Gutierrez ↓ F. Herbers Chicago Fire
  • 53' ↑ Á. Barreal ↓ E. Castillo Cincinnati
  • 58' ↑ B. Sekulić ↓ J. Espinoza Chicago Fire
  • 62' ↑ K. Mokotjo ↓ H. Medunjanin Cincinnati
  • 63' ↑ G. Giménez ↓ J. Kappelhof Chicago Fire
  • 64' ↑ C. Nnamdi ↓ R. Berič Chicago Fire
  • 77' ↑ C. Harris ↓ B. Vázquez Cincinnati
  • 77' ↑ K. Scott ↓ A. Cruz Cincinnati
  • 86' ↑ L. Stojanović ↓ Medrán Chicago Fire
Cards
  • 30' Z. Bailey Cincinnati
  • 45+1' J. Kappelhof Chicago Fire
  • 48' J. Gyau Cincinnati
  • 68' F. Navarro Chicago Fire
  • 79' G. Slonina Chicago Fire
  • 80' G. Cameron Cincinnati
Head-to-head
Cincinnati 6 4 draws 3 Chicago Fire
2026-05-03 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 0 - 0
2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0
2025-07-05 Cincinnati vs Chicago 2 - 1
2025-04-20 Chicago Fire vs Cincinnati 2 - 3
2024-07-17 Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire 0 - 1
2024-03-03 Chicago Fire vs Cincinnati 1 - 2
Recent form
Cincinnati D D D D D
Chicago Fire D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire?
Cincinnati lost 3-4 against Chicago Fire on 20 October 2021.
Who won Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire?
Chicago Fire won the match 4-3.
Where was Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire played?
The match was played at TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Who had more possession in Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire?
Chicago Fire had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.