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DC United vs Chicago Fire – Lineups & Match Details

Chicago Fire beat DC United 3-1. Goals: T. Baribo (41'), R. Lod (62'), P. Zinckernagel (71'), H. Cuypers (71'), M. Haile-Selassie (87'). DC United had 41% possession against Chicago Fire's 59%. Shots on target: 6-8.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 14

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

DC UnitedDC United

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Chicago FireChicago Fire

Referee: R. Fierro

Lineups

DC UnitedDC United4-4-2
Sean Johnson1Sean JohnsonG
Nikola Markovic27Nikola MarkovicD
Lucas Bartlett3Lucas BartlettD
Kye Rowles15Kye RowlesD
Keisuke Kurokawa6Keisuke KurokawaD
Jackson Hopkins25Jackson HopkinsM
Matti Peltola4Matti PeltolaM
Brandon Servania23Brandon ServaniaM
João Peglow7João PeglowM
Louis Munteanu11Louis MunteanuF
Tai Baribo9Tai BariboF

Substitutes

8Jared StroudM
17Jacob MurrellF
26Alex BonoG
24Jordan FarrG
22Aaron HerreraD
12Conner AntleyD
48Gavin TurnerM
30Caden ClarkM
77Hosei KijimaM
Chicago FireChicago Fire4-2-3-1
Chris Brady1Chris BradyG
Jonathan Dean24Jonathan DeanD
Jack Elliott3Jack ElliottD
Mbekezeli Mbokazi4Mbekezeli MbokaziD
Andrew Gutman15Andrew GutmanD
Mauricio Pineda22Mauricio PinedaM
Dje Tah D'Avilla42Dje Tah D'AvillaM
Philip Zinckernagel11Philip ZinckernagelM
Robin Lod17Robin LodM
Jonathan Bamba19Jonathan BambaM
Hugo Cuypers9Hugo CuypersF

Substitutes

12Puso DithejaneF
7Maren Haile-SelassieM
20Jason ShokalookF
8Chris MuellerF
44Josh CohenG
5Samuel RogersD
14Viktor RadojevićD
16Joel WatermanD
27Dylan BorsoF

Match Events

19'Y

T. D'Avilla

41'G

T. Baribo

48'Y

J. Bamba

62'G

R. Lod

Assist: P. Zinckernagel

62'S

J. Bamba

Substitution 1

63'S

R. Lod

Substitution 2

64'S

T. Baribo

Substitution 1

71'G

P. Zinckernagel

Assist: P. Zinckernagel

71'G

H. Cuypers

75'Y

J. Elliott

87'G

M. Haile-Selassie

87'S

J. Hopkins

Substitution 2

89'Y

J. Dean

90'+4S

P. Zinckernagel

Substitution 3

90'+4S

H. Cuypers

Substitution 4

90'+6Y

A. Gutman

Statistics

DC United
41%59%
Chicago Fire
0.69Expected Goals (xG)2.29
13Total Shots15
6Shots on Target8
7Corners8
14Fouls12
1Offsides4
69Pass Accuracy (%)81
0Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

DC United host Chicago Fire on Wednesday, 13 May 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. DC United go into the match 8th in the table; Chicago Fire sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

DC United have taken 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Chicago Fire have collected 2 wins, 1 draw 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: 15 Mar 2026: DC United 2-1 Chicago Fire; 7 Jun 2025: DC United 1-7 Chicago Fire; 2 Mar 2025: DC United 2-2 Chicago Fire. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chicago Fire beat DC United 3-1. DC United scored through T. Baribo 41'. Chicago Fire replied with R. Lod 62', P. Zinckernagel 71' (pen.), H. Cuypers 71', M. Haile-Selassie 87'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 87 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

DC United held 41% of the ball against 59% for Chicago Fire. Shots on target finished 6-8. Expected goals read 0.69 for DC United, 2.29 for Chicago Fire.

Verdict

Chicago Fire take the three points; DC United look at a thin night for the home crowd. DC United sat 8th 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.