The Fire and FC Cincinnati have split their six MLS meetings, with each side winning twice and drawing twice. There were seven goals scored in the last meeting, a 4-3 Fire win, after the first five meetings had seen just seven total goals scored.
The Fire are winless in six straight matches (D2 L4), including losing the last three in a row. Chicago has conceded nine goals in those three games after allowing just two in their first seven matches in 2022.
FC Cincinnati has won three straight MLS matches for the first time in club history following a 1-0 victory at Minnesota on Saturday. The three consecutive wins comes after Cincinnati managed just three wins in its previous 33 MLS matches (D8 L22) dating back to July 2021.
Ronaldo Cisneros’ hat-trick for Atlanta on Saturday was the ninth time Chicago has conceded a hat-trick since the start of the 2013 season, tied with the Red Bulls for most in the league in that time.
With his assist on Brandon Vázquez’s winner on Saturday, Luciano Acosta has been involved in a goal in each of his last four games (3 goals, 1 assist). Acosta is the first player in FC Cincinnati history to record a goal contribution in four straight MLS matches.
