United States - MLSSoldier FieldData current as of September 06, 2026

Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami: match statistics

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Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Chicago Fire plays Inter Miami in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 10, 2026. Venue: Soldier Field.

Recent form

Chicago Fire has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Inter Miami has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Chicago Fire scores 1.95 goals per game and allows 1.45. Inter Miami scores 2.55 and allows 1.86. Games in this league average 3.19 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 73% of Chicago Fire's games and 77% of Inter Miami's. The Over 2.5 rates are 77% and 77%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 61% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Inter Miami has the higher season xG average, 1.75 to 1.58 per game. Chicago Fire takes 13.9 shots per game, while Inter Miami takes 15.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Chicago Fire leads at halftime in 41% of its games and scores 1.05 goals per game after halftime. Inter Miami leads at halftime in 36% and scores 1.36 after halftime.

When the teams score

Chicago Fire's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (10 goals). For Inter Miami, it is minutes 76-90+ (19 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.19 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 61% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.15)
(3.80)
(2.70)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Chicago FireInter Miami
1.95Goals scored / game2.55
Chicago FireInter Miami
1.45Goals allowed / game1.86
Chicago FireInter Miami
52%Average possession57%
Chicago FireInter Miami
5.27Shots on target / game6.27
Chicago FireInter Miami

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.91Shots per game15.59
Chicago FireInter Miami
5.27Shots on target6.27
Chicago FireInter Miami
14.1%Shot conversion16.3%
Chicago FireInter Miami
52%Possession57%
Chicago FireInter Miami
1.58xG for1.75
Chicago FireInter Miami
1.42xG against1.44
Chicago FireInter Miami

Shooting quality

Chicago Fire: Efficient finishingInter Miami: Dominant
Chicago FireInter Miami
Accuracy (shots on target)38%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.41

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Chicago Fire is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Chicago Fire · 1 pts / game - Inter Miami

Chicago Fire
WWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W23% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-6
1.73 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-0-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Inter Miami
DLDLW
Season result split
55% W27% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-4
1.91 pts / game · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
8-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Inter Miami is 31% better for: goals scored per game.

1.95 goals / game - Chicago Fire · 2.55 goals / game - Inter Miami

Chicago Fire is 28% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.45 goals / game - Chicago Fire · 1.86 goals / game - Inter Miami

Chicago Fire scoring profile: very strong

Chicago Fire scores in 95% of games (21 of 22 meczów), while Inter Miami keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

Inter Miami scoring profile: very strong

Inter Miami scores in 91% of games (20 of 22 meczów), while Chicago Fire keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 meczów).

43Goals scored (season)56
Chicago FireInter Miami
32Goals conceded (season)41
Chicago FireInter Miami
3.41Average goals per game4.41
Chicago FireInter Miami
11Goals scored (last 5)13
Chicago FireInter Miami
9Goals conceded (last 5)11
Chicago FireInter Miami

How often they score at least...

95%1 goal91%
Chicago FireInter Miami
64%2 goals73%
Chicago FireInter Miami
23%3 goals41%
Chicago FireInter Miami
9%4 goals23%
Chicago FireInter Miami

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal82%
Chicago FireInter Miami
41%2 goals68%
Chicago FireInter Miami
27%3 goals23%
Chicago FireInter Miami
5%4 goals14%
Chicago FireInter Miami

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

41%BTTS at half-time50%
Chicago FireInter Miami
18%BTTS in both halves23%
Chicago FireInter Miami
45%Scored in both halves41%
Chicago FireInter Miami

BTTS and goal count

68%Min. 3 goals and BTTS73%
Chicago FireInter Miami
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Chicago FireInter Miami
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Chicago FireInter Miami

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Chicago FireInter Miami
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time68%
Chicago FireInter Miami
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
Chicago FireInter Miami

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
Chicago FireInter Miami
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time73%
Chicago FireInter Miami
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time45%
Chicago FireInter Miami

Game 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 - half-time state
41% leading41% draw18% trailing
Inter Miami - half-time state
36% leading55% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.64Points per game (1st half)1.64
Chicago FireInter Miami
0.91Goals scored (1st half)1.18
Chicago FireInter Miami
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.77
Chicago FireInter Miami
1.59Average goals (1st half)1.95
Chicago FireInter Miami
50%Clean sheet before half-time41%
Chicago FireInter Miami
23%No goal before half-time32%
Chicago FireInter Miami

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per game (2nd half)1.45
Chicago FireInter Miami
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)1.36
Chicago FireInter Miami
0.77Goals conceded (2nd half)1.09
Chicago FireInter Miami
1.82Average goals (2nd half)2.45
Chicago FireInter Miami
50%Clean sheet after half-time32%
Chicago FireInter Miami
36%No goal after half-time36%
Chicago FireInter Miami

Chicago Fire - second-half results

36% W27% R36% P
36
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at halftime in 41% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Inter Miami - second-half results

41% W23% R36% P
36
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Chicago Fire - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game1.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.82.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Inter Miami - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.200.60
Goals scored / game1.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.4
Average goals per game2.22.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals60%60%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Chicago Fire
ScoredConceded
7
2
0-15
8
5
16-30
5
8
31-45
5
5
46-60
10
1
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Inter Miami
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
11
6
16-30
11
6
31-45
7
9
46-60
4
8
61-75
19
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +12 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.91
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.9 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
86%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Chicago Fire

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Inter Miami

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
187%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.91
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Chicago FireLigaInter Miami
Average goals per game 3.413.19 4.41
Both teams scored 73%62% 77%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 77%61% 77%
Clean sheets 27%21% 18%
Goal before half-time 86%76% 77%
Goal after half-time 82%81% 91%

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

3.19
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.36
Away goals / game
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Chicago Fire's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Inter Miami. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Chicago Fire and Inter Miami play?

Chicago Fire face Inter Miami on September 10, 2026 in MLS at Soldier Field. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami?

Chicago Fire score 1.95 goals per game on average and Inter Miami 2.55. The MLS average is 3.19 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 73% of Chicago Fire's matches and 77% of Inter Miami's.

What form are Chicago Fire and Inter Miami in?

Over the last 5 games Chicago Fire have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Inter Miami 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.