United States - MLSSoldier FieldData current as of 16 July 2026

Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps: match statistics

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Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Chicago Fire play Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS (United States). The match date is 17 July 2026 at 02:30. Venue: Soldier Field.

Current form

Chicago Fire: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Vancouver Whitecaps: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chicago Fire scores 1.93 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.43 and concedes 0.86. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chicago Fire 57%, Vancouver Whitecaps 50%. Over 2.5: Chicago Fire 71%, Vancouver Whitecaps 57%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Vancouver Whitecaps has higher xG: 2.00 vs 1.64. Chicago Fire: 14.9 shots per match, Vancouver Whitecaps: 17.4.

Match halves

Chicago Fire: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 1.14. Vancouver Whitecaps: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 1.07.

Goals by minute

Chicago Fire: 76-90+ (7 goals). Vancouver Whitecaps: 16-30 (9 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.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.83)
(3.71)
(2.30)

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 FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.93Goals scored / match2.43
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.14Goals conceded / match0.86
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
53%Average possession54%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
5.21Shots on target / match6.86
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.86Shots per match17.36
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
5.21Shots on target6.86
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
13%Shot conversion14%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
53%Possession54%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.64xG for2
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.38xG against0.97
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Shooting quality

Chicago Fire: AttackingVancouver Whitecaps: Attacking
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
Accuracy (shots on target)35%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.35

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 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Chicago Fire · 1.6 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

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%
Vancouver Whitecaps
DDWLW
Season result split
71% W14% R14% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-2-2
2.29 pts / match · goal difference +22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps is 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.93 goals / match - Chicago Fire · 2.43 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.14 goals / match - Chicago Fire · 0.86 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Chicago Fire scoring profile: very strong

Chicago Fire scores in 93% of matches (13 of 14 matches), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 matches).

Vancouver Whitecaps scoring profile: strong

Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while Chicago Fire keeps a clean sheet in 43% (6 of 14 matches).

27Goals scored (season)34
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16Goals conceded (season)12
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3.07Average goals in match3.29
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10Goals scored (last 5)9
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8Goals conceded (last 5)7
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How often they score at least...

93%1 goal86%
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57%2 goals64%
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29%3 goals57%
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7%4 goals21%
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How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal64%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
36%2 goals21%
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21%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
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* 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.

50%
Vancouver Whitecaps - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 14 matches
61%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time21%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
7%BTTS in both halves7%
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36%Scored in both halves50%
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BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
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80%BTTS - last 580%
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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-time79%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
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14%Min. 3 goals before half-time43%
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2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
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50%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
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36%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
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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.

Vancouver Whitecaps is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / match - Chicago Fire · 1.93 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Chicago Fire - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing
Vancouver Whitecaps - half-time state
57% leading21% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per match (1st half)1.93
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
0.79Goals scored (1st half)1.36
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0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.79
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57%Clean sheet before half-time64%
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36%No goal before half-time36%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.93
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.14Goals scored (2nd half)1.07
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0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.79Average goals (2nd half)1.5
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64%Clean sheet after half-time64%
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36%No goal after half-time29%
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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.

Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results

50% W43% R7% P
27
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Vancouver Whitecaps - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Vancouver Whitecaps
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
9
0
16-30
5
4
31-45
3
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
7
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.18
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 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%

Vancouver Whitecaps

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
177%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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 FireLigaVancouver Whitecaps
Average goals in match 3.073.30 3.29
Both teams scored 57%61% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%62% 57%
Clean sheets 43%21% 36%
Goal before half-time 79%78% 79%
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

When do Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps play?

Chicago Fire face Vancouver Whitecaps on 17 July 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 Vancouver Whitecaps?

Chicago Fire score 1.93 goals per game on average and Vancouver Whitecaps 2.43. 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 50% of Vancouver Whitecaps's.

What form are Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps in?

Over the last 5 games Chicago Fire have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

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