Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
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 23 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–3 L 16 Mar FC Dallas A 1–0 W 09 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W 02 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 23 Feb Portland Timbers A 4–1 W 20 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–1 W 15 Mar Toronto FC A 2–1 W 09 Mar FC Dallas A 3–1 W 02 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–2 D 23 Feb Columbus Crew SC A 2–4 L 19 Oct Nashville SC H 0–3 L Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago Fire FC #17 Position #4 25 Points 17 10 Played 10 8 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 3 26 Scored 19 6 Conceded 11 +20 GD +8 2.50 PPG 1.70 80% Win % 50% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 17th (25 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at BC Place. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 1' GOAL! Hugo Cuypers scores on 1. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel
- 6' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 255 games and scored 396 goals.
- 11' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 14' What a strike from Daniel Rios! The score is 1-1.
- 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergio Oregel, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' Chris Brady has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Jean-Claude Ngando needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
- 43' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Andrew Gutman gets a card.
- 46' Justin Reynolds has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Gutman on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 62' Sensational shot from Philip Zinckernagel. Chicago Fire FC is back in the lead.
- 65' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Jayden Nelson departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Sabbi.
- 69' Jack Elliott is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 70' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 71' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 71.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Berhalter made 263 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Tate Johnson. He replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue on 78 minute.
- 79' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Hugo Cuypers departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
- 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 86' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Edier Ocampo is replaced by Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau.
- Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Starting XI- 1
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15
Bjorn Utvik ↓ Belal Halbouni 86'
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Jayden Nelson ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 65'
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Liam MacKenzie ↓ Jeevan Badwal 65'
Bench- 19
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Belal Halbouni ↑ 86'
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Emmanuel Sabbi ↑ 65'
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59
Jeevan Badwal ↑ 65'
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Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau ↑ 86'
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Tate Johnson ↑ 78'
Coach Jesper SørensenChicago Fire FC
Starting XI-
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Jonathan Bamba ↓ Carlos Teran 86'
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Andrew Gutman ↓ Justin Reynolds 46'
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Hugo Cuypers ↓ Tom Barlow 79'
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Rominigue Kouame ↑ 86'
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Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 70'
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Tom Barlow ↑ 79'
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Carlos Teran ↑ 86'
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Justin Reynolds ↑ 46'
Coach Gregg Berhalter -
Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-03-16 FC Dallas 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-03-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC LChicago Fire FC Form