Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire – Lineups & Match Details

Chicago Fire beat FC Dallas 3-1. Goals: H. Cuypers (90' pen.). FC Dallas had 46% possession against Chicago Fire's 54%. Shots on target: 6-7.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 9 March 2025

FC DallasFC Dallas

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Chicago FireChicago Fire

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk, USA

Lineups

FC DallasFC Dallas4-2-3-1
M. Paes1M. PaesG
S. Moore18S. MooreD
S. Ibeagha25S. IbeaghaD
O. Urhoghide3O. UrhoghideD
M. Farfan4M. FarfanD
Ramiro17RamiroM
S. Lletget8S. LletgetM
A. A. Julio Santos11A. A. Julio SantosM
L. Acosta10L. AcostaM
L. Farrington23L. FarringtonM
P. Musa9P. MusaF

Substitutes

5L. AbubakarD
77B. KamungoF
16T. NtsabelengM
20PedrinhoM
7Leo ChuM
32N. NorrisD
30M. CollodiG
6P. DelgadoM
29E. NewmanD
Chicago FireChicago Fire4-3-3
C. Brady1C. BradyG
J. Dean24J. DeanD
S. Rogers5S. RogersD
J. Elliott3J. ElliottD
A. Gutman15A. GutmanD
S. Oregel35S. OregelM
K. Acosta23K. AcostaM
B. Gutierrez17B. GutierrezM
O. Glasgow26O. GlasgowF
H. Cuypers9H. CuypersF
J. Bamba19J. BambaF

Substitutes

22M. PinedaD
34O. GonzalezD
12T. BarlowF
25J. GalG
36J. ReynoldsD
45H. OsorioM
38C. CuppsD
2L. BarrosoD
47S. WilliamsM

Match Events

90'P

H. Cuypers

Statistics

FC Dallas
46%54%
Chicago Fire
1.76Expected Goals (xG)1.74
14Total Shots13
6Shots on Target7
6Corners2
10Fouls14
6Offsides7
85Pass Accuracy (%)88
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

FC Dallas host Chicago Fire on Sunday, 9 March 2025. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. FC Dallas go into the match 7th in the table; Chicago Fire sit 8th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Dallas have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Chicago Fire have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Apr 2022: FC Dallas 0-0 Chicago Fire; 14 Sept 2019: FC Dallas 0-4 Chicago Fire; 15 Jul 2018: FC Dallas 3-1 Chicago Fire. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chicago Fire beat FC Dallas 3-1. Chicago Fire replied with H. Cuypers 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FC Dallas held 46% of the ball against 54% for Chicago Fire. Shots on target finished 6-7. Expected goals read 1.76 for FC Dallas, 1.74 for Chicago Fire.

Verdict

Chicago Fire take the three points; FC Dallas look at a thin night for the home crowd. FC Dallas sat 7th and Chicago Fire 8th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.