Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Charlotte vs Chicago Fire – Lineups & Match Details

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte 1-0. Goals: L. de la Torre (58' o.g.). Charlotte had 41% possession against Chicago Fire's 59%. Shots on target: 2-8.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 26 September 2026

CharlotteCharlotte

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Chicago FireChicago Fire

Referee: Chris Penso, USA

Lineups

CharlotteCharlotte4-3-3
K. Kahlina1K. KahlinaG
Will Cleary35Will ClearyD
H. Kessler22H. KesslerD
T. Ream3T. ReamD
H. Toffolo15H. ToffoloD
L. de la Torre17L. de la TorreM
A. Westwood8A. WestwoodM
D. Diani28D. DianiM
Pep Biel16Pep BielF
A. Goodwin7A. GoodwinF
A. Saint-Maximin10A. Saint-MaximinF

Substitutes

13B. BronicoM
14N. ByrneD
23D. SchneggD
44M. AgyemangD
21T. MillerG
25Tyger SmallsF
4A. PrivettD
20B. CoulibalyM
71N. RichmondF
Chicago FireChicago Fire4-4-2
J. Cohen44J. CohenG
J. Dean24J. DeanD
J. Elliott3J. ElliottD
M. Mbokazi4M. MbokaziD
Leonardo Barroso2Leonardo BarrosoD
P. Zinckernagel11P. ZinckernagelM
T. D'Avilla42T. D'AvillaM
S. Oregel35S. OregelM
J. Bamba19J. BambaM
M. Haile-Selassie7M. Haile-SelassieF
J. Gómez18J. GómezF

Substitutes

22M. PinedaD
29D. PorębaM
5S. RogersD
15A. GutmanD
25J. GalG
58W. BrodyM
65O. PinedaM
28D. BoltzF

Match Events

23'Y

S. Oregel

34'Y

D. Diani

38'Y

A. Saint-Maximin

49'S

A. Goodwin

Substitution 1

58'OG

L. de la Torre

70'S

D. Diani

Substitution 2

70'S

L. de la Torre

Substitution 3

74'Y

Pep Biel

75'S

Leonardo Barroso

Substitution 1

75'S

S. Oregel

Substitution 2

80'S

J. Bamba

Substitution 3

80'S

M. Mbokazi

Substitution 4

81'Y

D. Poręba

81'S

Will Cleary

Substitution 4

81'S

H. Toffolo

Substitution 5

82'Y

A. Westwood

90'+8Y

T. Ream

90'+8R

T. Ream

Statistics

Charlotte
41%59%
Chicago Fire
0Expected Goals (xG)0
11Total Shots18
2Shots on Target8
4Corners6
14Fouls15
3Offsides0
0Pass Accuracy (%)0
5Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Charlotte host Chicago Fire on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at Bank of America Stadium. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Charlotte go into the match 5th in the table; Chicago Fire sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Charlotte have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Chicago Fire have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Aug 2026: Charlotte 1-2 Chicago Fire; 29 Jun 2025: Charlotte 2-3 Chicago Fire; 17 May 2025: Charlotte 1-4 Chicago Fire. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte 1-0. Chicago Fire replied with L. de la Torre 58' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 58 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Charlotte held 41% of the ball against 59% for Chicago Fire. Shots on target finished 2-8.

Verdict

Chicago Fire take the three points; Charlotte look at a thin night for the home crowd. Charlotte sat 5th and Chicago Fire 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.