MLS 2026 | Matchday 27 | 2026-09-27 08:30 JST
Match summary Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire met in the MLS 2026 Matchday 27 on September 27. Chicago Fire held on to a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC. It was 0-0 at half-time. Chicago Fire scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Chicago Fire controlled the game with 59% possession and 18 shots (11 for their opponents). Chicago Fire scored 1 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Charlotte FC 6, Chicago Fire 2 in a heated match. Charlotte FC finished the game with ten men after a red card.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Kahlina 15 Toff olo 3 Ream 22 Kess ler 35 Cleary 28 Diani 8 Westwoo 17 Torre 10 Saint-M 7 Goodwin 16 Biel
4-4-2 44 Cohen 2 Barr oso 4 Mbok azi 3 Elli ott 24 Dean 19 Bamba 35 Oregel 42 D'Av ill 11 Zinc ker 18 Gomez 7 Haile-S
1.19 Expected goals (xG) 1.11
0.61 Goals prevented (xG) 0.61
View as table Charlotte FC Stat Chicago Fire 4-3-3 Formation 4-4-2 41% Possession 59% 1.19 Expected goals (xG) 1.11 11 Shots 18 2 Shots on target 8 8 Shots off target 4 1 Blocked shots 6 8 Shots inside the box 8 3 Shots outside the box 10 4 Corner kicks 6 3 Offsides 0 14 Fouls 15 347 Passes 526 287 Accurate passes 464 83% Pass accuracy 88% 8 Goalkeeper saves 2 0.61 Goals prevented (xG) 0.61 6 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0
Referee: Chris Penso, USA
Player stats Charlotte FC Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kristijan Kahlina 0 21(84%) 0 0 0 7.7 90 DF Will Cleary 0 2 1 22(76%) 0 0 0 6.5 81 7(2) DF Henry Kessler 0 2 1 40(89%) 0 0 0 2 4 7.2 90 2 12(7) DF Tim Ream 0 1 48(89%) 0 2 1 1 1 6.9 90 3(2) DF Harry Toffolo 1 0 18(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 81 5(1) MF Luca De La Torre 1 0 1 1 19(90%) 0 0 0 6.2 70 2 7(1) MF Ashley Westwood 0 1 1 24(73%) 0 1 0 2 3 6.9 90 2 6(4) MF Djibril Diani 2 0 1 20(91%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.7 70 2 5(3) FW Pep Biel 1 0 20(83%) 0 1 0 3 1 6 90 1 1 9(1) FW Archie Goodwin 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.7 49 4(2) FW Allan Saint-Maximin 3 1 0 4(67%) 1 17(74%) 0 1 0 1 7.9 90 4 1 14(8) FW Tyger Smalls 2 1 0 1 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 41 1 3(1) DF David Schnegg 0 6(55%) 0 0 0 6.7 20 2(1) MF Brandt Bronico 0 1 16(84%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 20 1 2(1) DF Nathan Byrne 0 7(88%) 0 0 0 6.9 9 1 FW Nathan Richmond 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 9 2(None) GK Tyler Miller 0 0 0 0 DF Andrew Privett 0 0 0 0 DF Morrison Agyemang 0 0 0 0 MF Baye Coulibaly 0 0 0 0
Chicago Fire Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Josh Cohen 0 26(74%) 0 0 0 8.2 90 2(2) DF Jonathan Dean 0 1 30(86%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 2 8(5) DF Jack Elliott 1 0 3 58(91%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 1 5(4) DF Mbekezeli Mbokazi 0 2 44(88%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 80 1 7(4) DF Leonardo Barroso 0 1(100%) 3 32(91%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 75 1 6(5) MF Philip Zinckernagel 3 2 0 1(50%) 4 29(88%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.3 90 2 14(8) MF Dje Tah D'Avilla 0 74(94%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 3(None) MF Sergio Oregel 0 1(100%) 2 1 43(90%) 0 1 0 1 2 7.3 75 2 1 7(5) MF Jonathan Bamba 3 2 0 1 30(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 80 8(3) FW Maren Haile-Selassie 2 2 0 1(100%) 1 29(88%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.3 90 5 7(5) FW Johan Gomez 3 2 0 1 21(88%) 0 0 0 3 1 6 90 2 8(2) DF Andrew Gutman 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 15 1 1(1) DF Mauricio Pineda 0 20(95%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 15 1(1) DF Samuel Rogers 0 11(85%) 0 0 0 6.9 10 MF David Poreba 0 10(91%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.6 10 2 4(2) GK Jeff Gal 0 0 0 0 MF Oscar Pineda 0 0 0 0 MF Brody Williams 0 0 0 0 FW Dean Boltz 0 0 0 0
Lineups Charlotte FC Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 K. Kahlina Starter DF 35 W. Cleary Starter DF 22 H. Kessler Starter DF 3 T. Ream Starter DF 15 H. Toffolo Starter MF 17 L. de la Torre Starter MF 8 A. Westwood Starter MF 28 D. Diani Starter FW 16 P. Biel Starter FW 7 A. Goodwin Starter FW 10 A. Saint-Maximin Bench DF 23 D. Schnegg Bench DF 14 N. Byrne Bench MF 13 B. Bronico Bench FW 25 T. Smalls Bench FW 71 N. Richmond
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 T. Miller Bench DF 4 A. Privett Bench DF 44 M. Agyemang Bench MF 20 B. Coulibaly
Chicago Fire Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 44 J. Cohen Starter DF 24 J. Dean Starter DF 3 J. Elliott Starter DF 4 M. Mbokazi Starter DF 2 L. Barroso Starter MF 11 P. Zinckernagel Starter MF 42 D. D'Avilla Starter MF 35 S. Oregel Starter MF 19 J. Bamba Starter FW 7 M. Haile-Selassie Starter FW 18 J. Gomez Bench DF 5 S. Rogers Bench DF 22 M. Pineda Bench DF 15 A. Gutman Bench MF 29 D. Poreba
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 J. Gal Bench MF 65 O. Pineda Bench MF 58 B. Williams Bench 28 D. Boltz
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 23' Chicago Fire 🟨 Yellow card Sergio Oregel 1H 34' Charlotte FC 🟨 Yellow card Djibril Diani 1H 38' Charlotte FC 🟨 Yellow card Allan Saint-Maximin 2H 4' Charlotte FC 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Goodwin → IN T. Smalls 2H 13' Chicago Fire ⚽ Goal J. Gomez 0-1 2H 16' Charlotte FC 📺 VAR Tyger Smalls 2H 25' Charlotte FC 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Diani → IN D. Schnegg 2H 25' Charlotte FC 🔄 Substitution OUT L. de la Torre → IN B. Bronico 2H 29' Charlotte FC 🟨 Yellow card Pep Biel 2H 30' Chicago Fire 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Oregel → IN M. Pineda 2H 30' Chicago Fire 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Barroso → IN A. Gutman 2H 35' Chicago Fire 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Mbokazi → IN S. Rogers 2H 35' Chicago Fire 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bamba → IN D. Poreba 2H 36' Chicago Fire 🟨 Yellow card David Poreba 2H 36' Charlotte FC 🔄 Substitution OUT W. Cleary → IN N. Byrne 2H 36' Charlotte FC 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Toffolo → IN N. Richmond 2H 37' Charlotte FC 🟨 Yellow card Ashley Westwood 2H 45+8' Charlotte FC 🟨 Yellow card Tim Ream 2H 45+8' Charlotte FC 🟨 Yellow card Tim Ream 2H 45+8' Charlotte FC 🟥 Red card Tim Ream
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