United States - MLSSoldier FieldData current as of 06 October 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 7 October 2026. Venue: Soldier Field.

Current form

Chicago Fire: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Vancouver Whitecaps: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chicago Fire scores 1.77 and concedes 1.46 goals per match. Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.27 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.22 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chicago Fire 69%, Vancouver Whitecaps 46%. Over 2.5: Chicago Fire 73%, Vancouver Whitecaps 62%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Vancouver Whitecaps has higher xG: 2.01 vs 1.59. Chicago Fire: 14.0 shots per match, Vancouver Whitecaps: 17.4.

Match halves

Chicago Fire: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.96. Vancouver Whitecaps: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.04.

Goals by minute

Chicago Fire: 61-75 (11 goals). Vancouver Whitecaps: 16-30 (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.22 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.45)
(3.60)
(2.30)

Pre-match profile— what 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
1.77Goals scored / match2.27
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.46Goals conceded / match1
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Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
52%Average possession56%
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5.19Shots on target / match6.46
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Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.04Shots per match17.42
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5.19Shots on target6.46
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
12.6%Shot conversion13%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
52%Possession56%
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
1.59xG for2.01
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1.42xG against0.99
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Shooting quality

Chicago Fire: AttackingVancouver Whitecaps: Dominant
Chicago FireVancouver Whitecaps
Accuracy (shots on target)37%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Vancouver Whitecaps is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Chicago Fire · 1.4 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Chicago Fire
DDLLW
Season result split
46% W23% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-8
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Vancouver Whitecaps
LWLWD
Season result split
58% W19% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-5-6
1.92 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-3-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.03Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%

Goals— how 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 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1.77 goals / match - Chicago Fire · 2.27 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps is 46% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.46 goals / match - Chicago Fire · 1 goals / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Chicago Fire scoring profile: very strong

Chicago Fire scores in 92% of matches (24 of 26 matches), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 42% (11 of 26 matches).

Vancouver Whitecaps scoring profile: very strong

Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 85% of matches (22 of 26 matches), while Chicago Fire keeps a clean sheet in 27% (7 of 26 matches).

46Goals scored (season)59
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38Goals conceded (season)26
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3.23Average goals in match3.27
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7Goals scored (last 5)11
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10Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

92%1 goal85%
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54%2 goals62%
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19%3 goals54%
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8%4 goals15%
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How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal58%
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42%2 goals27%
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27%3 goals12%
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4%4 goals4%
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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.

46%
Vancouver Whitecaps - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 26 matches
63%
League average

Goal patterns

35%BTTS at half-time23%
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15%BTTS in both halves12%
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38%Scored in both halves50%
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BTTS and goal count

62%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
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12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS27%
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60%BTTS - last 560%
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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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
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38%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
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15%Min. 3 goals before half-time38%
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2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
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50%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
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27%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
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Match halves— when 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 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.54 pts / match - Chicago Fire · 1.69 pts / match - Vancouver Whitecaps

Chicago Fire - half-time state
38% leading38% draw23% trailing
Vancouver Whitecaps - half-time state
50% leading19% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.54Points per match (1st half)1.69
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0.81Goals scored (1st half)1.23
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0.65Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
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1.46Average goals (1st half)1.85
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50%Clean sheet before half-time58%
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31%No goal before half-time38%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)1.92
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0.96Goals scored (2nd half)1.04
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0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
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1.77Average goals (2nd half)1.42
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46%Clean sheet after half-time69%
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38%No goal after half-time27%
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Chicago Fire - second-half results

35% W27% D38% L
40
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.54
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results

50% W42% D8% L
44
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Chicago Fire - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Vancouver Whitecaps - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Chicago Fire
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
8
5
16-30
5
10
31-45
6
7
46-60
11
1
61-75
8
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Vancouver Whitecaps
ScoredConceded
10
3
0-15
13
4
16-30
9
9
31-45
7
5
46-60
8
2
61-75
12
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
78%
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.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Vancouver Whitecaps

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
163%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
55%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Chicago FireLigaVancouver Whitecaps
Average goals in match• 3.233.22• 3.27
Both teams scored▲ 69%63%▼ 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 73%63%• 62%
Clean sheets▲ 27%21%▲ 42%
Goal before half-time▲ 85%78%▲ 81%
Goal after half-time▲ 85%82%▼ 77%

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

3.22
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps play?

Chicago Fire face Vancouver Whitecaps on 7 October 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 1.77 goals per game on average and Vancouver Whitecaps 2.27. The MLS average is 3.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 69% of Chicago Fire's matches and 46% of Vancouver Whitecaps's.

What form are Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps in?

Over the last 5 games Chicago Fire have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1-2 (1.40 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.