United States - MLSData current as of 16 July 2026

Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC: match statistics

Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Chicago Fire play Atlanta United FC in MLS (United States). The match date is 12 April 2026 at 02:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Chicago Fire: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Atlanta United FC: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chicago Fire scores 1.93 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. Atlanta United FC scores 1.00 and concedes 1.64. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chicago Fire 57%, Atlanta United FC 57%. Over 2.5: Chicago Fire 71%, Atlanta United FC 50%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Chicago Fire has higher xG: 1.64 vs 1.44. Chicago Fire: 14.9 shots per match, Atlanta United FC: 13.4.

Match halves

Chicago Fire: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 1.14. Atlanta United FC: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Chicago Fire: 76-90+ (7 goals). Atlanta United FC: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

Chicago Fire have a clear home advantage: at home they average 1.67 goals scored and 0.67 conceded per game, with an average xG of 1.57 and 5.33 shots on target. Atlanta United are almost barren away — 0.0 goals scored and 2.0 conceded on average per away match, xG 0.86, just 2 shots on target and 100% of matches without a goal (FTS 100%). In the last 5 fixtures Chicago scored 7 goals and hold a 3-1-1 record (PPG 2.0), while Atlanta have 1 win in their last 5 and PPG 0.8, conceding 9 goals in that period. Additionally, hosts have 67% wins and 67% clean sheets at home, whereas visitors have 0% wins and 0% clean sheets on the road; the superiority in shot conversion (12% vs 0%) and higher xG strongly favor Chicago.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
18Shots20
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
3Shots on target6
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.72xG2.2
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
6Corners11
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
52Dangerous attacks73
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
12Fouls5
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
2Cards1
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.93Goals scored / match1
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.14Goals conceded / match1.64
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
53%Average possession53%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
5.21Shots on target / match4.07
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.86Shots per match13.36
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
5.21Shots on target4.07
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
13%Shot conversion7.5%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
53%Possession53%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.64xG for1.44
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.38xG against1.31
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

Shooting quality

Chicago Fire: AttackingAtlanta United FC: Balanced
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
Accuracy (shots on target)35%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Chicago Fire is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Chicago Fire · 1.4 pts / match - Atlanta United FC

Chicago Fire
LLWWW
Season result split
57% W14% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-4
1.86 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.92Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Atlanta United FC
WWLDL
Season result split
21% W14% R64% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-9
0.79 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Chicago Fire is 93% better for: goals scored per match.

1.93 goals / match - Chicago Fire · 1 goals / match - Atlanta United FC

Chicago Fire is 44% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.14 goals / match - Chicago Fire · 1.64 goals / match - Atlanta United FC

Chicago Fire scoring profile: very strong

Chicago Fire scores in 93% of matches (13 of 14 matches), while Atlanta United FC keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

Atlanta United FC scoring profile: mixed

Atlanta United FC scores in 57% of matches (8 of 14 matches), while Chicago Fire keeps a clean sheet in 43% (6 of 14 matches).

27Goals scored (season)14
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
16Goals conceded (season)23
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
3.07Average goals in match2.64
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
10Goals scored (last 5)7
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal57%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
57%2 goals29%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
29%3 goals14%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
7%4 goals0%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal93%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
36%2 goals57%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
21%3 goals14%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
0%4 goals0%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
Atlanta United FC - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 14 matches
61%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time14%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
36%Scored in both halves21%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
80%BTTS - last 580%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
36%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Chicago Fire is 60% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / match - Chicago Fire · 1.07 pts / match - Atlanta United FC

Chicago Fire - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing
Atlanta United FC - half-time state
21% leading43% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per match (1st half)1.07
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
0.79Goals scored (1st half)0.36
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.29Average goals (1st half)1
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
57%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
36%No goal before half-time71%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.29
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
1.79Average goals (2nd half)1.64
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
64%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC
36%No goal after half-time50%
Chicago FireAtlanta United FC

Chicago Fire - second-half results

43% W21% R36% P
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Atlanta United FC - second-half results

36% W21% R43% P
15
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Chicago Fire - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Atlanta United FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Chicago Fire
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
5
1
16-30
3
6
31-45
3
1
46-60
6
1
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Atlanta United FC
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
5
16-30
4
2
31-45
4
2
46-60
4
5
61-75
1
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.85
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Chicago Fire

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Atlanta United FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.77
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Chicago FireLigaAtlanta United FC
Average goals in match 3.073.30 2.64
Both teams scored 57%61% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%62% 50%
Clean sheets 43%21% 7%
Goal before half-time 79%78% 57%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.30
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.94
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+42%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC?

The MLS match finished Chicago Fire 1:0 Atlanta United FC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC?

Chicago Fire score 1.93 goals per game on average and Atlanta United FC 1.00. The MLS average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Chicago Fire's matches and 57% of Atlanta United FC's.

What form are Chicago Fire and Atlanta United FC in?

Over the last 5 games Chicago Fire have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Atlanta United FC 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC?

The statistical background for Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.