Since FC Cincinnati joined the league in 2019, this matchup has been evenly matched, with each team winning three games and drawing two. However, FC Cincinnati has won three of Chicago’s four games, with the Fire’s sole victory coming in August 2020.
Chicago failed to score against Philadelphia on Saturday and gave up the first goal of the game in its season opener against NYCFC. With the exception of St. Louis City SC, only one team has scored fewer goals than the Fire’s 12 since the start of the season: D. C> United with only 11 games of this kind.
With seven points (W2 D1), FC Cincinnati and Atlanta SC are tied for first place in the Eastern Conference. Since June, FC Cincinnati has only lost two of its 23 regular-season games (W8 D13), but one of those losses came against the Fire (3-2 in October).
Rafael Czichos, a centerback for the Chicago Fire, finished the game against Philadelphia with three of his team’s best stops, maintaining his perfect record (5-for-5). Only Colorado’s Cole Bassett has won all seven of his attempts to make a perfect tackle while also winning more tackles so far this season.
Brenner scored the only goal of the match against the Seattle Sounders FC. This was his 24th goal for FC Cincinnati during the regular season, excluding goals from penalties. that joins him and Brandon Vazquez as the FC Cincinnati team’s all-time leaders in regular season non-penalty goals.
