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Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire – Lineups & Match Details

Chicago Fire beat Orlando City SC 2-1. Goals: P. Dithejane (4'), D. Brekalo (52'), R. Lewandowski (69' pen.). Orlando City SC had 57% possession against Chicago Fire's 43%. Shots on target: 5-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 20

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Orlando City SCOrlando City SC

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Chicago FireChicago Fire

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza, USA

Lineups

Orlando City SCOrlando City SC4-2-3-1
Maxime Crépeau71Maxime CrépeauG
Griffin Dorsey24Griffin DorseyD
David Brekalo4David BrekaloD
Robin Jansson6Robin JanssonD
Adrián Marín3Adrián MarínD
Wilder Cartagena16Wilder CartagenaM
Luis Otávio5Luis OtávioM
Iván Angulo77Iván AnguloM
Antoine Griezmann7Antoine GriezmannM
Tyrese Spicer14Tyrese SpicerM
Justin Ellis22Justin EllisF

Substitutes

19Zakaria TaifiM
87Marco PašalićF
11Tiago SouzaF
9Daryl DikeF
20Eduard AtuestaM
12Javier OteroG
57Iago SilvaD
23Harvey SarajianF
35Joran GerbetM
Chicago FireChicago Fire4-3-3
Chris Brady1Chris BradyG
Jonathan Dean24Jonathan DeanD
Joel Waterman16Joel WatermanD
Jack Elliott3Jack ElliottD
Andrew Gutman15Andrew GutmanD
David Poreba29David PorebaM
Dje Tah D'Avilla42Dje Tah D'AvillaM
Anton Salétros6Anton SalétrosM
Puso Dithejane12Puso DithejaneF
Robert Lewandowski9Robert LewandowskiF
Jonathan Bamba19Jonathan BambaF

Substitutes

14Viktor RadojevićD
17Robin LodM
7Maren Haile-SelassieM
5Samuel RogersD
44Josh CohenG
2Leonardo BarrosoD
22Mauricio PinedaD
47Sam WilliamsM
20Jason ShokalookF

Match Events

4'G

P. Dithejane

Assist: D. Poręba

43'S

W. Cartagena

Substitution 1

43'S

T. Spicer

Substitution 2

43'S

A. Gomez

Substitution 3

52'G

D. Brekalo

Assist: A. Griezmann

57'Y

Luis Otávio

61'S

D. Poręba

Substitution 1

61'S

A. Gutman

Substitution 2

61'S

J. Bamba

Substitution 3

64'S

Justin Ellis

Substitution 4

67'Y

R. Jansson

69'P

R. Lewandowski

78'S

G. Dorsey

Substitution 5

80'Y

V. Radojević

83'S

R. Lewandowski

Substitution 4

89'Y

S. Rogers

Statistics

Orlando City SC
57%43%
Chicago Fire
1.77Expected Goals (xG)1.3
16Total Shots7
5Shots on Target3
3Corners3
15Fouls11
0Offsides1
88Pass Accuracy (%)87
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Orlando City SC host Chicago Fire on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Orlando City SC go into the match 10th in the table; Chicago Fire sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Oct 2025: Orlando City SC 1-3 Chicago Fire; 31 May 2025: Orlando City SC 1-3 Chicago Fire; 4 May 2025: Orlando City SC 0-0 Chicago Fire. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chicago Fire beat Orlando City SC 2-1. Orlando City SC scored through D. Brekalo 52'. Chicago Fire replied with P. Dithejane 4', R. Lewandowski 69' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 69 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Orlando City SC held 57% of the ball against 43% for Chicago Fire. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 1.77 for Orlando City SC, 1.30 for Chicago Fire.

Verdict

Chicago Fire take the three points; Orlando City SC look at a thin night for the home crowd. Orlando City SC sat 10th and Chicago Fire 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.