Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps result

Full-time · Chicago Fire 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps

Major League Soccer · Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:30 BST · Soldier Field

Updated 18 Oct 2026, 04:31 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Chicago Fire · Vancouver Whitecaps · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Chicago Fire 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps — Chicago Fire won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.50 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 65.6% of 643 landed (95% range 61.9–69.2%); it had given them 76.5% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chicago Fire beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 at Soldier Field in Major League Soccer on Wednesday 7 October. Vancouver Whitecaps have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Chicago Fire led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Chicago Fire: Jonathan Bamba (9’, assisted by A. Saletros), P. Zinckernagel (50’, assisted by M. Haile-Selassie) and M. Haile-Selassie (88’, assisted by R. Lewandowski); Vancouver Whitecaps: Mathías Laborda (73’, assisted by Oliver Larraz).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with P. Zinckernagel’s goal on 50 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Chicago Fire 3.86, Vancouver Whitecaps 1.09, from 22 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Chicago Fire: P. Zinckernagel (19’) and J. Dean (55’); Vancouver Whitecaps: Tate Johnson (61’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire) 11.1, J. Elliott (Chicago Fire) 6.9 and Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire) 6.4 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 65.6% of the time in the last 90 days (422 of 643).

Next up

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

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids 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 Vancouver Whitecaps: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chicago Fire 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer
Venue: Soldier Field · Chicago, Illinois
Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Chicago Fire 2 · draws 1 · Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Chicago Fire 1W 2D 2L · Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 1D 2L

Chicago Fire 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 18 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.25

over 8 matches

4.88 / 6.75

Corners

against 4 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 3.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 September 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Chicago Fire for / against	Line	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.25our book	2.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.75 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.5 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.25 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine.

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. 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
A. Mekvabishvili n 8	56.9	2.8 6/4	0.8 3/1	—
V. Radojevic n 8	45.9	2.5 6/3	2 6/2	—
R. Lod n 8	50.6	2.2 6/3	1.6 5/2	—
Leonardo Barroso n 8	59	1.9 5/4	0.2 1/0	—
R. Lewandowski n 8	79.4	1.7 7/3	2.6 7/6	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Lewandowski n 8	79.4	2.3 6/5	1.4 5/3
Jonathan Bamba n 8	44.4	2.3 4/4	1.5 3/3
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	67.6	2 5/5	1.8 5/5
P. Zinckernagel n 8	88	1.8 7/5	1.2 6/3
P. Dithejane n 8	45	1.8 3/3	0.5 2/0

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Lewandowski n 8	79.4	0.9 4/1	0.3 2/0
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	67.6	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
P. Dithejane n 8	45	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Gutman n 8	72.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
P. Zinckernagel n 8	88	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Leonardo Barroso n 8	59	3.6 8/4
M. Pineda n 8	24.3	2.3 2/1
M. Mbokazi n 8	86.1	2.2 7/5
V. Radojevic n 8	45.9	2 5/2
A. Mekvabishvili n 8	56.9	1.8 5/4

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 8	85.9	3.4 6/5
J. Cohen n 8	83.3	3.2 7/5

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. 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
Emmanuel Sabbi n 8	56.1	2.8 7/5	2.2 7/3	—
Rayan Elloumi n 8	33.4	2.4 4/2	0.7 2/0	—
Andrés Cubas n 8	86.4	2.3 8/7	0.7 4/1	—
Jeevan Badwal n 8	60.4	2 6/3	3.2 8/6	—
N. Djordjevic n 8	34.1	1.6 4/1	1.3 3/1	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brian White n 8	73.3	3.5 8/7	1.8 7/4
Emmanuel Sabbi n 8	56.1	3.2 8/5	1.6 7/1
Rayan Elloumi n 8	33.4	3 5/3	1.7 3/1
R. Gauld n 8	61.6	2.7 6/5	1.1 3/1
Y. Diaby n 8	54	2.3 5/4	1.5 5/2

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Thomas Müller n 8	76.5	0.6 4/0	0.6 4/0
Brian White n 8	73.3	1.1 6/1	0 0/0
Y. Diaby n 8	54	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
Bruno Quiñonez n 8	47.3	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
Rayan Elloumi n 8	33.4	0.7 2/0	0 0/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Andrés Cubas n 8	86.4	5.6 8/8
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly n 8	48.4	3.5 5/5
R. Gauld n 8	61.6	3.3 6/5
Oliver Larraz n 8	76.8	2.8 8/4
R. Priso n 8	49.5	2.5 6/3

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	2.4 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chicago Fire		Vancouver Whitecaps
48%	Possession	52%
3.86	Expected goals (xG)	1.09
22	Shots	15
7	Shots on target	2
9	Shots off target	6
6	Blocked shots	7
15	Shots inside the box	12
2	Corners	8
3	Offsides	5
8	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
445	Passes	473
80%	Pass accuracy	78%

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Cohen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
J. Dean	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7
J. Elliott	90	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	7.7
M. Mbokazi	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
Leonardo Barroso	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7.9
D. D'Avilla	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
M. Haile-Selassie	90	1	1	4	2	3	3	0	7.9
J. Gómez	89	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.7
P. Zinckernagel	76	1	0	4	1	4	0	Y	7.2
Jonathan Bamba	76	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.9
A. Saletros	45	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Pineda sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
R. Lewandowski sub	14	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7
P. Dithejane sub	14	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
D. Poreba sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Rui Modesto	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
Mathías Laborda	90	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.2
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
R. Gauld	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	6.9
Brian White	90	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	6.6
Oliver Larraz	89	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
Tate Johnson	73	0	0	0	0	2	3	Y	7
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Emmanuel Sabbi	57	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
A. Cvetković	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Thomas Müller sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
Bruno Quiñonez sub	33	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.3
Y. Diaby sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Adekugbe sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Rayan Elloumi sub	1	0	0	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 Vancouver Whitecaps — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Chicago FireDDLLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Vancouver WhitecapsLWLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Chicago Fire 2 · 1 draw · Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · 3 goals/game

2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Chicago Fire
2023-08-31 Chicago Fire 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Chicago Fire
2020-07-23 Chicago Fire 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps
2019-04-13 Chicago Fire 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Chicago Fire

League standing · 2026

Chicago Fire#4 pos48 pts29 pl+9 GD

Vancouver Whitecaps#1 pos52 pts29 pl+31 GD

Goals per game

Chicago Fire scored1.79

Vancouver Whitecaps scored2.1

Chicago Fire conceded1.48

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.03

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.50 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps?: In their last 6 meetings, Chicago Fire won 2, Vancouver Whitecaps won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps?: Recent form — Chicago Fire 1W 2D 2L; Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 1D 2L.

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