#28

Chicago Fire

7W · 9D · 18LSeason Wrapped →

Points

41.7 xPts

Pts − xPts

-11.7

over/under

Goals

40 – 62

-22 GD

45.2

53.7 xGA

xGD

-8.5

-6.0 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)24

Defence41

Expected pts31

Goals17

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:creative midfielder

Weakest area: Midfield — attacking output in the 3th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

40%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

14%

Core avg age

27.9

2 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

creative midfielderMF attacking output in the bottom 3% of the league

Expiring: Hugo Cuypers (2026), Chris Mueller (2026), Fabian Herbers (2026), Tom Barlow (2026), Andrew Gutman (2026), Maren Haile-Selassie (2026)

Data desk view: attacking output only (npxG + xA). Defensive and tactical quality are not modelled — pair with the eye test.

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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

-5.2

Defence (xGA − GA)

-8.3

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	5–4–8	20–31	19	23.3	23.4
Away	17	2–5–10	20–31	11	21.9	30.2

Cumulative expected goals — attack vs defence

Season by season — league finish (top-4 shaded; current highlighted)

League position by matchday (1 = top)

xG by situation — attack (team colour) vs defence (red)

xG by 15-min window — for (team colour) vs against (red, below)

xG by game state — leading / level / trailing

Results — click a score for the match, a team for its page

MD	H/A	Opponent		Score	xG	xGA
–	A	Philadelphia Union	d	2–2	1.6	2.2
–	H	FC Cincinnati	l	1–2	1.1	0.9
–	A	Columbus Crew	l	1–2	1.9	1.6
–	H	CF Montréal	w	4–3	2.3	3.1
–	A	New England Revolution	d	1–1	0.9	1.6
–	A	Atlanta United	l	0–3	0.7	2.7
–	H	Houston Dynamo	w	2–1	1.5	1.0
–	A	New York Red Bulls	d	0–0	0.6	1.4
–	H	Real Salt Lake	l	0–4	1.1	1.8
–	H	Atlanta United	d	0–0	1.0	1.3
–	H	New England Revolution	l	0–1	1.1	1.0
–	A	St.Louis City	l	1–3	1.0	2.4
–	H	Charlotte FC	l	0–1	1.0	0.6
–	H	Columbus Crew	l	1–3	1.5	0.9
–	A	DC United	d	1–1	0.9	1.2
–	H	Orlando City SC	d	1–1	1.0	0.8
–	H	LA Galaxy	w	2–1	1.0	1.6
–	A	Toronto FC	w	4–1	1.2	0.9
–	A	Orlando City SC	l	2–4	3.1	2.6
–	A	Seattle Sounders FC	l	1–2	1.7	2.4
–	H	Philadelphia Union	w	4–3	3.2	1.4
–	A	San Jose Earthquakes	l	0–1	1.3	1.4
–	H	New York City FC	d	0–0	0.9	0.9
–	A	FC Cincinnati	w	1–0	1.6	1.5
–	A	Inter Miami CF	l	1–2	0.6	2.4
–	A	New York City FC	d	2–2	1.7	1.3
–	H	Inter Miami CF	l	1–4	1.4	2.4
–	H	DC United	l	1–2	0.5	0.9
–	H	New York Red Bulls	w	2–1	2.3	1.6
–	A	Nashville SC	l	0–1	0.6	0.3
–	A	CF Montréal	l	0–2	0.8	1.2
–	H	Toronto FC	d	1–1	0.9	1.3
–	A	Charlotte FC	l	3–4	2.0	3.2
–	H	Nashville SC	l	0–3	1.4	2.3

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€18.1M

10 players valued

Average age

25.8

25.8 value-weighted

Expiring by 2025

contracts

Market values and contract dates are current snapshots for players in the present squad — historical seasons may be incomplete. Not transfer advice.

Squad · 23 players

Player
HC Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire· FW	31	2631	10	2	10.78	10.78	37	74	-0.8
MH Maren Haile-Selassie Chicago Fire· FW	27	2048	5	2	6.23	5.41	37	40	-0.4
BG Brian Gutiérrez Chicago Fire· FW	32	2378	6	2	5.49	3.85	46	61	+2.2
TB Tom Barlow Chicago Fire· FW	28	767	2	0	4.28	4.28	6	25	-2.3
GK Georgios Koutsias Chicago Fire· FW	30	822	2	1	3.84	3.84	4	25	-1.8
FH Fabian Herbers Chicago Fire· MF	30	2037	3	4	2.44	2.44	30	23	+0.6
CM Chris Mueller Chicago Fire· FW	27	1378	0	2	2.00	2.00	19	23	-2.0
XS Xherdan Shaqiri Chicago Fire· MF	12	745	2	1	1.83	0.19	14	8	+1.8
RC Rafael Czichos Chicago Fire· DF	28	2336	1	2	1.30	1.30	11	12	-0.3
AA Allan Arigoni Chicago Fire· DF	28	2100	1	0	1.15	1.15	12	18	-0.1
KA Kellyn Acosta Chicago Fire· MF	34	2323	3	2	1.12	1.12	30	23	+1.9
CT Carlos Teran Chicago Fire· DF	18	1229	1	1	0.97	0.97	6	8	0.0
GG Gastón Giménez Chicago Fire· MF	29	1687	1	2	0.89	0.89	19	21	+0.1
JD Jonathan Dean Chicago Fire· MF	24	1121	1	0	0.69	0.69	11	6	+0.3
AG Andrew Gutman Chicago Fire· DF	11	735	1	0	0.63	0.63	4	13	+0.4
AS Arnaud Souquet Chicago Fire· DF	26	1880	0	1	0.40	0.40	8	12	-0.4
MP Mauricio Pineda Chicago Fire· DF	21	1150	1	0	0.23	0.23	1	4	+0.8
JR Justin Reynolds Chicago Fire· DF	8	226	0	0	0.21	0.21	2	3	-0.2
TS Tobias Salquist Chicago Fire· DF	14	918	0	1	0.20	0.20	2	1	-0.2
FN Federico Navarro Chicago Fire· MF	16	709	0	1	0.16	0.16	1	3	-0.2
WO Wyatt Omsberg Chicago Fire· DF	12	838	0	0	0.09	0.09	2	3	-0.1
CB Chris Brady Chicago Fire· G	33	2970	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
CG Chase Gasper Chicago Fire· DF	4	242	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0

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Standings

#28

Chicago Fire

7W · 9D · 18LSeason Wrapped →

Points

41.7 xPts

Pts − xPts

-11.7

over/under

Goals

40 – 62

-22 GD

45.2

53.7 xGA

xGD

-8.5

-6.0 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)24

Defence41

Expected pts31

Goals17

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:creative midfielder

Weakest area: Midfield — attacking output in the 3th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

40%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

14%

Core avg age

27.9

2 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

creative midfielderMF attacking output in the bottom 3% of the league

Expiring: Hugo Cuypers (2026), Chris Mueller (2026), Fabian Herbers (2026), Tom Barlow (2026), Andrew Gutman (2026), Maren Haile-Selassie (2026)

Data desk view: attacking output only (npxG + xA). Defensive and tactical quality are not modelled — pair with the eye test.

Checking access…

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Recent form (last 5, oldest → newest)

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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

-5.2

Defence (xGA − GA)

-8.3

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	5–4–8	20–31	19	23.3	23.4
Away	17	2–5–10	20–31	11	21.9	30.2

Cumulative expected goals — attack vs defence

Season by season — league finish (top-4 shaded; current highlighted)

League position by matchday (1 = top)

xG by situation — attack (team colour) vs defence (red)

xG by 15-min window — for (team colour) vs against (red, below)

xG by game state — leading / level / trailing

Results — click a score for the match, a team for its page

MD	H/A	Opponent		Score	xG	xGA
–	A	Philadelphia Union	d	2–2	1.6	2.2
–	H	FC Cincinnati	l	1–2	1.1	0.9
–	A	Columbus Crew	l	1–2	1.9	1.6
–	H	CF Montréal	w	4–3	2.3	3.1
–	A	New England Revolution	d	1–1	0.9	1.6
–	A	Atlanta United	l	0–3	0.7	2.7
–	H	Houston Dynamo	w	2–1	1.5	1.0
–	A	New York Red Bulls	d	0–0	0.6	1.4
–	H	Real Salt Lake	l	0–4	1.1	1.8
–	H	Atlanta United	d	0–0	1.0	1.3
–	H	New England Revolution	l	0–1	1.1	1.0
–	A	St.Louis City	l	1–3	1.0	2.4
–	H	Charlotte FC	l	0–1	1.0	0.6
–	H	Columbus Crew	l	1–3	1.5	0.9
–	A	DC United	d	1–1	0.9	1.2
–	H	Orlando City SC	d	1–1	1.0	0.8
–	H	LA Galaxy	w	2–1	1.0	1.6
–	A	Toronto FC	w	4–1	1.2	0.9
–	A	Orlando City SC	l	2–4	3.1	2.6
–	A	Seattle Sounders FC	l	1–2	1.7	2.4
–	H	Philadelphia Union	w	4–3	3.2	1.4
–	A	San Jose Earthquakes	l	0–1	1.3	1.4
–	H	New York City FC	d	0–0	0.9	0.9
–	A	FC Cincinnati	w	1–0	1.6	1.5
–	A	Inter Miami CF	l	1–2	0.6	2.4
–	A	New York City FC	d	2–2	1.7	1.3
–	H	Inter Miami CF	l	1–4	1.4	2.4
–	H	DC United	l	1–2	0.5	0.9
–	H	New York Red Bulls	w	2–1	2.3	1.6
–	A	Nashville SC	l	0–1	0.6	0.3
–	A	CF Montréal	l	0–2	0.8	1.2
–	H	Toronto FC	d	1–1	0.9	1.3
–	A	Charlotte FC	l	3–4	2.0	3.2
–	H	Nashville SC	l	0–3	1.4	2.3

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€18.1M

10 players valued

Average age

25.8

25.8 value-weighted

Expiring by 2025

contracts

Market values and contract dates are current snapshots for players in the present squad — historical seasons may be incomplete. Not transfer advice.

Squad · 23 players

Player
HC Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire· FW	31	2631	10	2	10.78	10.78	37	74	-0.8
MH Maren Haile-Selassie Chicago Fire· FW	27	2048	5	2	6.23	5.41	37	40	-0.4
BG Brian Gutiérrez Chicago Fire· FW	32	2378	6	2	5.49	3.85	46	61	+2.2
TB Tom Barlow Chicago Fire· FW	28	767	2	0	4.28	4.28	6	25	-2.3
GK Georgios Koutsias Chicago Fire· FW	30	822	2	1	3.84	3.84	4	25	-1.8
FH Fabian Herbers Chicago Fire· MF	30	2037	3	4	2.44	2.44	30	23	+0.6
CM Chris Mueller Chicago Fire· FW	27	1378	0	2	2.00	2.00	19	23	-2.0
XS Xherdan Shaqiri Chicago Fire· MF	12	745	2	1	1.83	0.19	14	8	+1.8
RC Rafael Czichos Chicago Fire· DF	28	2336	1	2	1.30	1.30	11	12	-0.3
AA Allan Arigoni Chicago Fire· DF	28	2100	1	0	1.15	1.15	12	18	-0.1
KA Kellyn Acosta Chicago Fire· MF	34	2323	3	2	1.12	1.12	30	23	+1.9
CT Carlos Teran Chicago Fire· DF	18	1229	1	1	0.97	0.97	6	8	0.0
GG Gastón Giménez Chicago Fire· MF	29	1687	1	2	0.89	0.89	19	21	+0.1
JD Jonathan Dean Chicago Fire· MF	24	1121	1	0	0.69	0.69	11	6	+0.3
AG Andrew Gutman Chicago Fire· DF	11	735	1	0	0.63	0.63	4	13	+0.4
AS Arnaud Souquet Chicago Fire· DF	26	1880	0	1	0.40	0.40	8	12	-0.4
MP Mauricio Pineda Chicago Fire· DF	21	1150	1	0	0.23	0.23	1	4	+0.8
JR Justin Reynolds Chicago Fire· DF	8	226	0	0	0.21	0.21	2	3	-0.2
TS Tobias Salquist Chicago Fire· DF	14	918	0	1	0.20	0.20	2	1	-0.2
FN Federico Navarro Chicago Fire· MF	16	709	0	1	0.16	0.16	1	3	-0.2
WO Wyatt Omsberg Chicago Fire· DF	12	838	0	0	0.09	0.09	2	3	-0.1
CB Chris Brady Chicago Fire· G	33	2970	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
CG Chase Gasper Chicago Fire· DF	4	242	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0

xA, xGCh, xGBld arenot provided by this season’s data source, so they are hidden here. What do these mean?