Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 11 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Guido Gonzalez
- Assistant 1 Cameron Blanchard (USA)
- Assistant 1 Ryan Graves (USA)
- Assistant 2 Gerard Lebuis (Canada)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W 05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W 21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W 15 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L 04 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L 21 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W 08 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L 01 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Atlanta United FC #4 Position #12 17 Points 10 10 Played 11 5 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 7 19 Scored 12 11 Conceded 18 +8 GD -6 1.70 PPG 0.91 50% Win % 27% Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season9% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this seasonChicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts). Atlanta United FC are 12th (10 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 8' The referee calls foul for Philip Zinckernagel. He receives a card.
- 13' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maren Haile-Selassie on 13.
- 18' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 23' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maren Haile-Selassie scoring 1 goals.
- 33' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Tomas Jacob has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Steven Alzate suffering a number of foals already.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 48' It’s gonna be a card for Leonardo Barroso.
- 53' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emmanuel Latte Lath, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Cooper Wyatt Sanchez is replaced by Steven Alzate.
- 68' Jonathan Dean is replacing Leonardo Barroso for the Chicago Fire FC side.
- 73' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 78' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 78 minute. Emmanuel Latte Lath leaves to be changed by Cayman Togashi.
- 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 253 games and scored 373 goals.
- 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Jonathan Bamba by Puso Dithejane on 89 minute.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Chicago Fire FC
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Jonathan Bamba ↓ Puso Dithejane 89'
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Dje Davilla ↓ Mauricio Pineda 68'
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Bench- 44
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Mauricio Pineda ↑ 68'
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Jonathan Dean ↑ 68'
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Jason Shokalook ↑ 89'
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Puso Dithejane ↑ 89'
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Coach Gregg BerhalterAtlanta United FC
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Matias Galarza ↓ Ajani Fortune 89'
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Elias Baez ↓ Pedro Amador 78'
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Saba Lobzhanidze ↓ Luke Brennan 78'
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Steven Alzate ↑ 66'
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Cayman Togashi ↑ 78'
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Pedro Amador ↑ 78'
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Ajani Fortune ↑ 89'
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Luke Brennan ↑ 78'
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Coach Gerardo Martino -
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Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
Atlanta United FC Form
2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2026-03-01 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United FC L