Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Matchweek 16
Full time
J. Bamba 9'P. Zinckernagel 50'M. Haile-Selassie 88'
M. Laborda 73'
Soldier Field, Chicago · Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine
Match statistics
Possession
48%
52%
Expected goals (xG)
3.9
1.1
Total shots
22
15
Shots on target
7
2
Corners
2
8
Fouls
8
11
Yellow cards
2
1
Match log
Chicago Fire·Vancouver Whitecaps
- J. BambaAssist: A. Saletros9'
- Philip ZinckernagelYellow card19'
- Philip ZinckernagelGoal27'
- A. SaletrosOn: M. Pineda46'
- 46'A. CvetkovicOn: T. Muller
- P. ZinckernagelAssist: M. Haile-Selassie50'
- Jonathan DeanYellow card55'
- 57'C. SabalyOn: Y. Diaby
- 58'E. SabbiOn: B. Caicedo
- 61'Tate JohnsonYellow card
- 73'T. JohnsonOn: S. Adekugbe
- 73'M. LabordaAssist: O. Larraz
- J. BambaOn: R. Lewandowski76'
- P. ZinckernagelOn: P. Dithejane76'
- M. Haile-SelassieAssist: R. Lewandowski88'
- 89'O. LarrazOn: R. Elloumi
- J. GomezOn: D. Poreba90+3'
Our prediction
Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
Chicago Fire to Win · 11 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-07-16 18:40 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- MLS Player Availability Report lists Chicago Fire FC OUT: Leonardo Barroso, Jonathan Dean, Chase Gasper, Brian Gutiérrez and David Poreba; QUESTIONABLE: Jack Elliott and Sam Rogers. MLSsoccer → · 15 Jul
- MLS Player Status Report for Matchday 17 shows Chicago Fire FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC entries, but the visible excerpt does not list any additional confirmed absences for Vancouver. MLSsoccer → · 15 Jul
Head-to-head
Oct 07, 2026Chicago Fire 3–1 Vancouver WhitecapsRegular Season - 16
Mar 23, 2025Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Chicago FireRegular Season - 5
Aug 31, 2023Chicago Fire 0–1 Vancouver WhitecapsRegular Season - 38
Jul 24, 2022Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Chicago FireRegular Season - 31
Apr 10, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Chicago FireClub Friendlies 3
Lineups
Chicago Fire (4-4-2)
- 44J. CohenG
- 24J. DeanD
- 3J. ElliottD
- 4M. MbokaziD
- 2L. BarrosoD
- 11P. ZinckernagelM
- 6A. SaletrosM
- 42D. D'AvillaM
- 19J. BambaM
- 18J. GomezF
- 7M. Haile-SelassieF
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-2-3-1)
- 1Y. TakaokaG
- 70R. ModestoD
- 2M. LabordaD
- 33T. BlackmonD
- 28T. JohnsonD
- 8O. LarrazM
- 23A. CvetkovicM
- 7C. SabalyM
- 25R. GauldM
- 11E. SabbiM
- 24B. WhiteF
Our predictions
✓ WonFull analysis →
MLS · 02:28 PM
Expert
Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps
3.02Chicago Fire to Win
85%
Expert · Alex Dudley
Model predictions
LLM League table →8 of 9 models: Vancouver Whitecaps to Win
CLClaude Opus 4.842%CSClaude Sonnet 542%GPGPT-543%DSDeepSeek V4 Pro50%MSMistral LargeChicago Fire42%›QWQwen3 Max48%✕GMGemini 3.1 Pro47%✕GKGrok 4.647%✕KMKimi K2.643%✕CFCoin-flip Baseline59%›
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