Major League Soccer · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer

2–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Seattle Sounders FC and Chicago Fire drew 2–2.

Shots
1120
Shots on target
311
Expected goals
0.811.85
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Seattle Sounders FC and Chicago Fire drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Seattle Sounders FC – Chicago Fire): shots 11–20, shots on target 3–11, expected goals 0.81–1.85, possession 44%–56%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Seattle Sounders FC, Chicago Fire.

6.88 days ▲Rest daysSeattle Sounders FC · Chicago Fire6.88 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSeattle Sounders FCChicago FireBaseline
Rest days6.88 days6.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots20 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 11 shots, Chicago Fire 20 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots11 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 3 shots, Chicago Fire 11 shots
  • Expected goals0.81 xG1.85 xGSeattle Sounders FC 0.81 xG, Chicago Fire 1.85 xG
  • Possession44%56%Seattle Sounders FC 44%, Chicago Fire 56%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersSeattle Sounders FC 4 corners, Chicago Fire 7 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls9 foulsSeattle Sounders FC 9 fouls, Chicago Fire 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsSeattle Sounders FC 1 card, Chicago Fire 0 cards
  • Passes452 passes586 passesSeattle Sounders FC 452 passes, Chicago Fire 586 passes
  • Pass accuracy83%87.9%Seattle Sounders FC 83%, Chicago Fire 87.9%
  • Shots inside box7 shots13 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 7 shots, Chicago Fire 13 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks6 blocksSeattle Sounders FC 3 blocks, Chicago Fire 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves9 saves1 saveSeattle Sounders FC 9 saves, Chicago Fire 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesSeattle Sounders FC 1 offside, Chicago Fire 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 12′Dejan JoveljićGoal · Seattle Sounders FC
  2. 38′Maren Haile-SelassieGoal · Chicago Fire
  3. Half-time
  4. 48′Dejan JoveljićGoal · Seattle Sounders FC
  5. 51′Snyder BrunellYellow card · Seattle Sounders FC
  6. 82′Robert LewandowskiGoal · Chicago Fire
  7. Full time
Player changes · 7grouped by team and minute
  • 57′Seattle Sounders FC · 1 player changeCristian Roldán
  • 63′Chicago Fire · 1 player changePuso Dithejane
  • 69′Seattle Sounders FC · 2 player changesHassani Dotson · Jordan Morris
  • 73′Chicago Fire · 2 player changesSergio Oregel · Jonathan Bamba
  • 88′Chicago Fire · 1 player changeLeonardo Barroso

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Seattle Sounders FC
0Draws
1Chicago Fire
Seattle Sounders FC — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer2–1
Chicago Fire — Seattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Seattle Sounders FC favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Chicago Fire in 10 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Seattle Sounders FC21 matchesChicago Fire21 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲ 1.86 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed21/211.33 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals18/17▲ 1.84 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots21/20▲ 14.2 shots/match
4.62 shots/matchShots on target21/20▲ 5.35 shots/match
50.3%Possession21/20● 51.8%
4.86 corners/match ●Corners21/204.35 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards4/42.25 cards/match
9.9 fouls/matchFouls21/2012.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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