United States - MLSData current as of September 01, 2026

Toronto vs Chicago Fire: match statistics

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Toronto vs Chicago Fire: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Toronto plays Chicago Fire in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026.

Recent form

Toronto has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Chicago Fire has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Toronto scores 1.45 goals per game and allows 1.73. Chicago Fire scores 1.86 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 3.20 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 82% of Toronto's games and 71% of Chicago Fire's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 76%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Chicago Fire has the higher season xG average, 1.58 to 1.34 per game. Toronto takes 11.5 shots per game, while Chicago Fire takes 13.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Toronto leads at halftime in 9% of its games and scores 1.05 goals per game after halftime. Chicago Fire leads at halftime in 43% and scores 0.95 after halftime.

When the teams score

Toronto's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). For Chicago Fire, it is minutes 61-75 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.20 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 62% 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 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.75)
(3.70)
(2.24)

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.

TorontoChicago Fire
1.45Goals scored / game1.86
TorontoChicago Fire
1.73Goals allowed / game1.33
TorontoChicago Fire
46%Average possession51%
TorontoChicago Fire
4.27Shots on target / game5.24
TorontoChicago Fire

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.5Shots per game13.86
TorontoChicago Fire
4.27Shots on target5.24
TorontoChicago Fire
12.6%Shot conversion13.4%
TorontoChicago Fire
46%Possession51%
TorontoChicago Fire
1.34xG for1.58
TorontoChicago Fire
1.45xG against1.39
TorontoChicago Fire

Shooting quality

Toronto: Counter-attackingChicago Fire: Efficient finishing
TorontoChicago Fire
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.35

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

Chicago Fire is 22% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Toronto · 2.2 pts / game - Chicago Fire

Toronto
DWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
23% W45% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-10-7
1.14 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-7-2
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Chicago Fire
WWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
52% W19% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-6
1.76 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

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 28% better for: goals scored per game.

1.45 goals / game - Toronto · 1.86 goals / game - Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire is 30% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.73 goals / game - Toronto · 1.33 goals / game - Chicago Fire

Toronto scoring profile: very strong

Toronto scores in 86% of games (19 of 22 meczów), while Chicago Fire keeps a clean sheet in 29% (6 of 21 meczów).

Chicago Fire scoring profile: very strong

Chicago Fire scores in 95% of games (20 of 21 meczów), while Toronto keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 22 meczów).

32Goals scored (season)39
TorontoChicago Fire
38Goals conceded (season)28
TorontoChicago Fire
3.18Average goals per game3.19
TorontoChicago Fire
9Goals scored (last 5)9
TorontoChicago Fire
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
TorontoChicago Fire

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal95%
TorontoChicago Fire
41%2 goals62%
TorontoChicago Fire
18%3 goals19%
TorontoChicago Fire
0%4 goals5%
TorontoChicago Fire

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal71%
TorontoChicago Fire
50%2 goals38%
TorontoChicago Fire
32%3 goals24%
TorontoChicago Fire
5%4 goals0%
TorontoChicago Fire

* 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.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time38%
TorontoChicago Fire
9%BTTS in both halves14%
TorontoChicago Fire
9%Scored in both halves43%
TorontoChicago Fire

BTTS and goal count

59%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
TorontoChicago Fire
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
TorontoChicago Fire
100%BTTS - last 5100%
TorontoChicago Fire

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
TorontoChicago Fire
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
TorontoChicago Fire
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
TorontoChicago Fire

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
TorontoChicago Fire
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
TorontoChicago Fire
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
TorontoChicago Fire

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 is 134% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.73 pts / game - Toronto · 1.71 pts / game - Chicago Fire

Toronto - half-time state
9% leading45% draw45% trailing
Chicago Fire - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.73Points per game (1st half)1.71
TorontoChicago Fire
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.9
TorontoChicago Fire
0.82Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
TorontoChicago Fire
1.23Average goals (1st half)1.52
TorontoChicago Fire
41%Clean sheet before half-time52%
TorontoChicago Fire
64%No goal before half-time24%
TorontoChicago Fire

After half-time (2nd half)

1.45Points per game (2nd half)1.29
TorontoChicago Fire
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)0.95
TorontoChicago Fire
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
TorontoChicago Fire
1.95Average goals (2nd half)1.67
TorontoChicago Fire
36%Clean sheet after half-time52%
TorontoChicago Fire
41%No goal after half-time38%
TorontoChicago Fire

Toronto - second-half results

36% W36% R27% P
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding256%

Leads at halftime in 9% of games and wins 23%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Chicago Fire - second-half results

33% W29% R38% P
36
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 52%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Toronto - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Chicago Fire - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.00
Goals scored / game1.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+4-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

Toronto
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
1
6
16-30
5
7
31-45
4
6
46-60
7
5
61-75
12
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Chicago Fire
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
8
4
16-30
5
7
31-45
3
4
46-60
9
1
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.19
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
77%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
82%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Toronto

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Chicago Fire

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
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.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
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 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

TorontoLigaChicago Fire
Average goals per game 3.183.20 3.19
Both teams scored 82%63% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%62% 76%
Clean sheets 14%21% 29%
Goal before half-time 68%77% 86%
Goal after half-time 77%81% 81%

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

3.20
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.37
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
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 Toronto's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Chicago Fire. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Toronto and Chicago Fire play?

Toronto face Chicago Fire on September 5, 2026 in MLS. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Toronto vs Chicago Fire?

Toronto score 1.45 goals per game on average and Chicago Fire 1.86. The MLS average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 82% of Toronto's matches and 71% of Chicago Fire's.

What form are Toronto and Chicago Fire in?

Over the last 5 games Toronto have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Chicago Fire 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

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

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