DC United v Chicago Fire result

Full-time · DC United 1–1 Chicago Fire

Major League Soccer · Sun, 26 May 2024 00:30 BST · Audi Field

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: DC United · Chicago Fire · Head-to-head

DC United 1–1 Chicago Fire — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

DC United and Chicago Fire drew 1–1 at Audi Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 26 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: DC United out-shot Chicago Fire 12 to 11 and created the better chances, 1.15 xG to 0.79 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

DC United led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — DC United: C. McVey (20’, assisted by Steve Birnbaum); Chicago Fire: K. Acosta (53’, assisted by H. Cuypers).

Discipline

The bookings — DC United: Cristián Dájome (42’), C. Benteke (46’) and Steve Birnbaum (83’); Chicago Fire: A. Arigoni (36’) and C. Teran (45’).

What it changes

DC United are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Chicago Fire are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. McVey (DC United) 6.0, B. Gutierrez (Chicago Fire) 5.8 and F. Navarro (Chicago Fire) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

DC United next travel to FC Cincinnati on 21 October 2026.

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

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

Next for DC United: FC Cincinnati v DC United, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Chicago Fire: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: DC United 1–1 Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer
Venue: Audi Field · Washington, District of Columbia
Referee: M. Allatin
Head-to-head (last 6): DC United 2 · draws 2 · Chicago Fire 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: DC United 2W 1D 2L · Chicago Fire 0W 1D 4L

DC United 1–1 Chicago Fire (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.5

Goals

against 2 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 5.33

Corners

against 4.86 / 5.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.57 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.43 / 1.67

Cards

against 2 / 2 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 May 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 May 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	DC United for / against	Line	Chicago Fire for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.33 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	14.57 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 16 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.67 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

DC United

DC United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. 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
C. Benteke n 8	90.6	3.1 8/7	1.1 7/2	—
C. McVey n 8	86.6	2.1 7/6	0.4 2/1	—
M. Rodríguez n 8	26.8	2.1 4/1	0.8 2/0	—
Cristián Dájome n 8	71	1.9 7/3	1 4/1	—
Steve Birnbaum n 8	58.5	1.7 6/1	0.4 2/0	—

DC United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	90.6	2.6 6/6	1.6 5/5
Jacob Murrell n 8	34.4	2.6 3/3	1.6 3/2
K. Fletcher n 8	21.9	1.5 2/1	1 1/1
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	68.8	1.3 6/2	0.7 4/0
Aaron Herrera n 8	91	1.2 8/1	0.5 3/1

DC United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	90.6	0.9 4/2	0.1 1/0
Jared Stroud n 8	80.8	0 0/0	0.7 3/2
Pedro Santos n 8	33.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
K. Fletcher n 8	21.9	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
M. Klich n 8	86.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

DC United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pedro Santos n 8	33.6	4.3 6/3
M. Rodríguez n 8	26.8	3.4 6/1
Conner Antley n 7	63.1	3.3 6/4
Matti Peltola n 8	66.5	3.2 8/5
M. Klich n 8	86.6	2.6 7/5

DC United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alex Bono n 8	91	2.6 5/4

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. 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
F. Navarro n 8	40.9	2.2 5/2	1.7 5/1	—
Tom Barlow n 8	20.3	2.2 4/0	0 0/0	—
A. Souquet n 8	62	2 6/3	1.3 4/3	—
C. Teran n 8	68.4	1.8 6/4	2 5/3	—
K. Acosta n 8	73.5	1.7 7/3	0.5 3/0	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Tom Barlow n 8	20.3	2.2 3/1	1.1 2/0
H. Cuypers n 8	85.6	2 7/5	1.3 6/3
B. Gutierrez n 8	58.6	1.9 6/4	0.8 3/1
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	79.9	1.4 4/4	0.7 4/1
G. Koutsias n 8	37.3	1.2 2/1	0.3 1/0

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Teran n 8	68.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	55.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
G. Koutsias n 8	37.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	79.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
B. Gutierrez n 8	58.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Navarro n 8	40.9	4.1 7/5
G. Giménez n 8	35.5	3.2 5/3
C. Teran n 8	68.4	3 6/5
A. Arigoni n 8	84.6	2.8 7/6
R. Czichos n 8	77.1	2.3 7/3

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 8	90.9	3.2 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
DC United		Chicago Fire
48%	Possession	52%
1.15	Expected goals (xG)	0.79
12	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	7
1	Blocked shots	0
6	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	1
2	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	14
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
412	Passes	455
75%	Pass accuracy	78%

DC United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alex Bono	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Steve Birnbaum	98	0	1	1	0	1	1	Y	7.3
Aaron Herrera	98	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
M. Klich	98	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.2
Cristián Dájome	98	0	0	1	0	0	4	Y	7.2
C. Benteke	98	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
Jackson Hopkins	83	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
Lucas Bartlett	79	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.2
Jared Stroud	71	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
T. Ku-DiPietro	71	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
C. McVey	45	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.7
Matti Peltola sub	53	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
K. Fletcher sub	27	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
Jacob Murrell sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Garrison Tubbs sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Gabriel Pirani sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Brady	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Pineda	98	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Teran	98	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
R. Czichos	98	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
B. Gutierrez	98	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	7.3
F. Navarro	98	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
A. Gutman	85	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	7.3
H. Cuypers	85	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
Tom Barlow	78	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Arigoni	66	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
K. Acosta	66	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.5
J. Dean sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Fabian Herbers sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
G. Koutsias sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Souquet sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Haile-Selassie sub	13	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	7

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

Recent form

DC UnitedWDWLL

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

Chicago FireDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

DC United 2 · 2 draws · Chicago Fire 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2023-09-02 DC United 4–0 Chicago Fire
2023-04-02 Chicago Fire 0–0 DC United
2022-06-19 Chicago Fire 1–0 DC United
2022-03-13 DC United 0–2 Chicago Fire
2021-09-15 DC United 3–0 Chicago Fire
2021-07-22 Chicago Fire 2–2 DC United

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

DC United#10 pos40 pts34 pl-18 GD

Chicago Fire#15 pos30 pts34 pl-22 GD

Goals per game

DC United scored1.53

Chicago Fire scored1.18

DC United conceded2.06

Chicago Fire conceded1.82

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between DC United and Chicago Fire?: In their last 6 meetings, DC United won 2, Chicago Fire won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of DC United and Chicago Fire?: Recent form — DC United 2W 1D 2L; Chicago Fire 0W 1D 4L.

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