Chicago Fire v Minnesota United FC result

Full-time · Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:30 BST · Soldier Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Chicago Fire · Minnesota United FC · Head-to-head

Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC — Chicago Fire won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chicago Fire beat Minnesota United FC 2–1 at Soldier Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 9 April. Minnesota United FC have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Chicago Fire led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Chicago Fire: K. Kamara (24’; 36’, assisted by A. Souquet); Minnesota United FC: K. Arriaga (57’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Chicago Fire 0.83, Minnesota United FC 0.52, from 14 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Ford showed one yellow card — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Chicago Fire: Wyatt Omsberg (82’).

What it changes

Chicago Fire are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, K. Kamara (Chicago Fire) 11.9, K. Arriaga (Minnesota United FC) 7.7 and A. Souquet (Chicago Fire) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Chicago Fire next travel to Atlanta United FC on 24 October 2026.

Minnesota United FC next travel to Houston Dynamo on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Chicago Fire: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Minnesota United FC: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Venue: Soldier Field · Chicago, Illinois
Referee: T. Ford
Head-to-head (last 5): Chicago Fire 1 · draws 1 · Minnesota United FC 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Chicago Fire 1W 3D 1L · Minnesota United FC 3W 2D 0L

Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.86 / 3.33

Corners

against 3.86 / 6.17 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.29 / 2.33

Shots on target

against 5 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.71 / 2.17

Cards

against 2.57 / 2.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.27 yellows

Referee · T. Ford

1.27 home / 2 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Chicago Fire for / against	Line	Minnesota United FC for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.86 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.33 for · 6.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.17 for · 16 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.33 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.43 for · 14.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.83 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.71 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: T. Ford — 3.27 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 23.64 fouls over 11 matches (1.27 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.27Away 2

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Duran n 8	13.6	5.8 4/3	2.5 3/0	—
F. Navarro n 8	81	3.3 7/7	0.6 3/1	—
A. Souquet n 8	59.1	2.3 6/3	1 4/1	—
Stanislav Ivanov n 8	47.9	1.9 6/1	1.6 5/2	—
M. Navarro n 8	87.4	1.8 6/4	2.4 8/8	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Duran n 8	13.6	4.1 5/0	1.7 2/0
K. Kamara n 8	61.8	2.7 7/4	1.3 4/2
K. Przybyłko n 8	54.6	1.9 5/3	0.6 3/0
C. Mueller n 8	78.6	1.4 5/3	0.6 3/1
X. Shaqiri n 8	76.9	1.3 6/3	0.7 5/0

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Kamara n 8	61.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
F. Navarro n 8	81	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
C. Mueller n 8	78.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
K. Przybyłko n 8	54.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
B. Gutierrez n 8	73	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Navarro n 8	81	4.4 7/7
G. Giménez n 8	64.1	2.6 6/4
Boris Sekulić n 8	86.4	2.5 7/4
R. Czichos n 8	90	2.3 7/6
J. Dean n 4	59	2.3 3/1

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 5	90	3.6 4/4
G. Słonina n 8	90.5	3.2 8/4

Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Rosales n 8	43.3	2.6 6/2	1.8 4/2	—
E. Reynoso n 8	93.5	2 7/6	2.8 8/7	—
R. Lod n 8	86.1	1.8 8/4	0.9 5/2	—
A. Benítez n 4	71.3	1.6 4/1	0 0/0	—
Hassani Dotson n 8	61.4	1.5 6/2	1.6 7/2	—

Minnesota United FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Amarilla n 8	73.6	2.1 6/5	0.9 5/1
E. Reynoso n 8	93.5	2 7/5	1.2 6/3
M. García n 8	64.5	1.6 5/1	0.7 3/1
B. Hlongwane n 8	82.5	1.4 5/4	1 4/3
K. Arriaga n 8	81.6	1.1 5/3	0.1 1/0

Minnesota United FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Reynoso n 8	93.5	0.6 4/1	0.2 2/0
A. Benítez n 4	71.3	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
L. Amarilla n 8	73.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
B. Kallman n 8	73.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. García n 8	64.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Minnesota United FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Hassani Dotson n 8	61.4	3.1 8/5
J. Rosales n 8	43.3	2.9 7/1
R. Lod n 8	86.1	2.6 7/6
W. Trapp n 8	85	2.5 7/7
A. Benítez n 4	71.3	2.2 2/2

Minnesota United FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Clint Irwin n 8	90	3.9 8/8
D. St.Clair n 8	93.8	2.5 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chicago Fire		Minnesota United FC
52%	Possession	48%
0.83	Expected goals (xG)	0.52
14	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	6
8	Shots off target	1
4	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	5
1	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	0
531	Passes	486
84%	Pass accuracy	78%

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Brady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Teran	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
R. Czichos	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Navarro	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
Fabian Herbers	90	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	6.9
C. Mueller	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.5
G. Giménez	80	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
B. Gutierrez	80	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
K. Kamara	74	2	0	4	2	0	2	0	8.2
A. Souquet	69	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	7.7
M. Haile-Selassie	69	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	7.2
J. Dean sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Wyatt Omsberg sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
G. Koutsias sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Pineda sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
K. Przybyłko sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Minnesota United FC player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. St.Clair	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Taylor	90	0	0	0	1	2	6.9
Michael Boxall	90	0	0	0	0	2	7.2
M. Tapias	90	0	0	0	1	2	7.3
Kemar Lawrence	90	0	0	0	1	2	6.9
B. Hlongwane	90	0	1	1	0	1	6.2
R. Lod	90	0	2	1	1	2	6.3
K. Arriaga	89	1	1	1	2	2	6.9
W. Trapp	62	0	1	1	0	2	6.7
Franco Fragapane	62	0	0	0	1	1	6.3
L. Amarilla	61	0	1	1	0	0	6.9
Jeong Sang-Bin sub	29	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Hassani Dotson sub	28	0	1	1	0	2	6.2
J. Rosales sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
M. García sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Chicago Fire v Minnesota United FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Chicago FireDLDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Minnesota United FCWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Chicago Fire 1 · 1 draw · Minnesota United FC 3 · 3 goals/game

2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire
2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire
2019-05-12 Chicago Fire 2–0 Minnesota United FC
2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire
2017-08-27 Chicago Fire 1–2 Minnesota United FC

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Chicago Fire#13 pos40 pts34 pl-12 GD

Minnesota United FC#11 pos41 pts34 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Chicago Fire scored1.15

Minnesota United FC scored1.35

Chicago Fire conceded1.5

Minnesota United FC conceded1.5

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What is the head-to-head record between Chicago Fire and Minnesota United FC?: In their last 5 meetings, Chicago Fire won 1, Minnesota United FC won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Chicago Fire and Minnesota United FC?: Recent form — Chicago Fire 1W 3D 1L; Minnesota United FC 3W 2D 0L.

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