#14

Chicago Fire

15W · 8D · 11LSeason Wrapped →

Points

50.3 xPts

Pts − xPts

+2.7

over/under

Goals

68 – 60

+8 GD

58.0

56.5 xGA

xGD

+1.5

+4.8 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)73

Defence23

Expected pts67

Goals97

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

No glaring positional weakness in attacking output.

Weakest area: Midfield — attacking output in the 48th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

45%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

16%

Core avg age

27.4

5 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Expiring: Andrew Gutman (2026), Jonathan Bamba (2027), Hugo Cuypers (2026), Maren Haile-Selassie (2026), Jack Elliott (2026), Jonathan Dean (2027), Samuel Rogers (2026), Mauricio Pineda (2027), Jeff Gal (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)

+10.0

Defence (xGA − GA)

-3.5

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	6–6–5	25–25	24	29.9	25.2
Away	17	9–2–6	43–35	29	28.1	31.3

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	Columbus Crew	l	2–4	1.8	2.6
–	H	DC United	d	2–2	2.6	3.2
–	A	FC Dallas	w	3–1	1.7	1.8
–	A	Toronto FC	w	2–1	1.1	0.6
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	w	3–1	2.3	1.2
–	H	CF Montréal	d	1–1	0.8	1.5
–	A	New York Red Bulls	l	1–2	1.9	1.4
–	H	Inter Miami CF	d	0–0	1.3	1.0
–	H	FC Cincinnati	l	2–3	2.4	1.1
–	A	Nashville SC	l	2–7	0.5	5.1
–	H	Orlando City SC	d	0–0	2.7	2.1
–	H	Atlanta United	w	2–1	2.7	1.2
–	A	Charlotte FC	w	4–1	4.0	0.9
–	A	New York City FC	l	1–3	0.2	4.1
–	A	Orlando City SC	w	3–1	1.1	1.6
–	A	DC United	w	7–1	2.5	1.4
–	H	Nashville SC	l	0–2	1.7	1.2
–	H	Philadelphia Union	l	0–1	1.0	1.4
–	H	Charlotte FC	w	3–2	1.5	1.3
–	A	FC Cincinnati	l	1–2	0.8	1.0
–	H	San Diego FC	l	1–2	1.9	1.1
–	A	Atlanta United	d	2–2	2.2	1.2
–	A	CF Montréal	w	2–0	1.4	0.9
–	H	New York Red Bulls	w	1–0	2.2	0.5
–	H	Los Angeles FC	d	2–2	0.5	1.9
–	H	St.Louis City	w	3–2	1.5	1.1
–	A	Philadelphia Union	l	0–4	0.3	2.7
–	H	New England Revolution	w	3–2	2.8	2.9
–	H	New York City FC	l	1–3	1.2	1.6
–	A	Minnesota United	w	3–0	2.5	1.1
–	H	Columbus Crew	w	2–0	2.5	0.5
–	A	Inter Miami CF	w	5–3	2.5	3.0
–	H	Toronto FC	d	2–2	0.8	1.7
–	A	New England Revolution	d	2–2	1.4	0.6
–	H	Orlando City SC	w	3–1	0.0	0.0
–	A	Philadelphia Union	d	2–2	0.0	0.0
–	H	Philadelphia Union	l	0–3	0.0	0.0

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€35.6M

20 players valued

Average age

25.1

26.5 value-weighted

Expiring by 2026

contracts

Expiring contracts

Player	Age	Value	Until
Hugo Cuypers	28	€9.3M	2026
Jack Elliott	29	€2.3M	2026
Maren Haile-Selassie	26	€1.7M	2026
Andrew Gutman	28	€1.5M	2026
Samuel Rogers	26	€460k	2026
Tom Barlow	30	€290k	2026
Jason Shokalook	22	€260k	2026
Justin Reynolds	21	€220k	2026
Sam Williams	20	€180k	2026
Jeff Gal	32	€69k	2026

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

Squad · 24 players

Player
HC Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire· FW	36	3082	19	2	19.99	16.71	38	89	+2.3
PZ Philip Zinckernagel Chicago Fire· FW	34	2712	15	13	7.01	7.01	76	78	+8.0
BG Brian Gutiérrez Chicago Fire· MF	32	2243	10	3	6.99	5.35	57	80	+4.7
JB Jonathan Bamba Chicago Fire· FW	37	2730	6	5	5.90	5.90	61	64	+0.1
AG Andrew Gutman Chicago Fire· DF	37	3140	3	9	3.40	3.40	31	44	-0.4
MH Maren Haile-Selassie Chicago Fire· MF	33	1084	2	6	3.20	3.20	24	24	-1.2
JE Jack Elliott Chicago Fire· DF	36	3209	4	3	2.20	2.20	10	35	+1.8
TB Tom Barlow Chicago Fire· FW	24	426	3	0	1.44	1.44	4	8	+1.6
RK Rominigue Kouamé Chicago Fire· MF	21	686	3	1	1.43	1.43	6	13	+1.6
JD Jonathan Dean Chicago Fire· DF	32	1896	1	4	1.19	1.19	14	8	-0.2
SR Samuel Rogers Chicago Fire· DF	23	1778	0	0	1.16	1.16	2	8	-1.2
SO Sergio Oregel Chicago Fire· MF	30	2207	0	0	0.95	0.95	22	14	-0.9
MP Mauricio Pineda Chicago Fire· MF	30	1631	0	2	0.53	0.53	10	11	-0.5
LB Leonardo Barroso Chicago Fire· DF	19	1044	1	1	0.45	0.45	9	11	+0.6
DD Dje Tah D'Avilla Chicago Fire· MF	24	1394	2	1	0.35	0.35	9	5	+1.7
OG Omari Glasgow Chicago Fire· MF	14	531	0	1	0.32	0.32	4	6	-0.3
AF André Franco Chicago Fire· MF	6	403	0	4	0.12	0.12	14	5	-0.1
CT Carlos Teran Chicago Fire· DF	8	542	1	0	0.11	0.11	0	3	+0.9
SW Sam Williams Chicago Fire· MF	7	328	0	0	0.08	0.08	1	1	-0.1
KA Kellyn Acosta Chicago Fire· MF	20	680	0	0	0.06	0.06	3	2	-0.1
JG Jeff Gal Chicago Fire· G	8	680	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
OG Omar Gonzalez Chicago Fire· DF	12	446	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
CB Chris Brady Chicago Fire· G	30	2646	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
CC Christopher Cupps Chicago Fire· DF	4	284	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0

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Standings

#14

Chicago Fire

15W · 8D · 11LSeason Wrapped →

Points

50.3 xPts

Pts − xPts

+2.7

over/under

Goals

68 – 60

+8 GD

58.0

56.5 xGA

xGD

+1.5

+4.8 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)73

Defence23

Expected pts67

Goals97

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

No glaring positional weakness in attacking output.

Weakest area: Midfield — attacking output in the 48th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

45%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

16%

Core avg age

27.4

5 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

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

Checking access…

Simulate a signing in the Transfer Lab →

Recent form (last 5, oldest → newest)

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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

+10.0

Defence (xGA − GA)

-3.5

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	6–6–5	25–25	24	29.9	25.2
Away	17	9–2–6	43–35	29	28.1	31.3

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	Columbus Crew	l	2–4	1.8	2.6
–	H	DC United	d	2–2	2.6	3.2
–	A	FC Dallas	w	3–1	1.7	1.8
–	A	Toronto FC	w	2–1	1.1	0.6
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	w	3–1	2.3	1.2
–	H	CF Montréal	d	1–1	0.8	1.5
–	A	New York Red Bulls	l	1–2	1.9	1.4
–	H	Inter Miami CF	d	0–0	1.3	1.0
–	H	FC Cincinnati	l	2–3	2.4	1.1
–	A	Nashville SC	l	2–7	0.5	5.1
–	H	Orlando City SC	d	0–0	2.7	2.1
–	H	Atlanta United	w	2–1	2.7	1.2
–	A	Charlotte FC	w	4–1	4.0	0.9
–	A	New York City FC	l	1–3	0.2	4.1
–	A	Orlando City SC	w	3–1	1.1	1.6
–	A	DC United	w	7–1	2.5	1.4
–	H	Nashville SC	l	0–2	1.7	1.2
–	H	Philadelphia Union	l	0–1	1.0	1.4
–	H	Charlotte FC	w	3–2	1.5	1.3
–	A	FC Cincinnati	l	1–2	0.8	1.0
–	H	San Diego FC	l	1–2	1.9	1.1
–	A	Atlanta United	d	2–2	2.2	1.2
–	A	CF Montréal	w	2–0	1.4	0.9
–	H	New York Red Bulls	w	1–0	2.2	0.5
–	H	Los Angeles FC	d	2–2	0.5	1.9
–	H	St.Louis City	w	3–2	1.5	1.1
–	A	Philadelphia Union	l	0–4	0.3	2.7
–	H	New England Revolution	w	3–2	2.8	2.9
–	H	New York City FC	l	1–3	1.2	1.6
–	A	Minnesota United	w	3–0	2.5	1.1
–	H	Columbus Crew	w	2–0	2.5	0.5
–	A	Inter Miami CF	w	5–3	2.5	3.0
–	H	Toronto FC	d	2–2	0.8	1.7
–	A	New England Revolution	d	2–2	1.4	0.6
–	H	Orlando City SC	w	3–1	0.0	0.0
–	A	Philadelphia Union	d	2–2	0.0	0.0
–	H	Philadelphia Union	l	0–3	0.0	0.0

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€35.6M

20 players valued

Average age

25.1

26.5 value-weighted

Expiring by 2026

contracts

Expiring contracts

Player	Age	Value	Until
Hugo Cuypers	28	€9.3M	2026
Jack Elliott	29	€2.3M	2026
Maren Haile-Selassie	26	€1.7M	2026
Andrew Gutman	28	€1.5M	2026
Samuel Rogers	26	€460k	2026
Tom Barlow	30	€290k	2026
Jason Shokalook	22	€260k	2026
Justin Reynolds	21	€220k	2026
Sam Williams	20	€180k	2026
Jeff Gal	32	€69k	2026

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

Squad · 24 players

Player
HC Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire· FW	36	3082	19	2	19.99	16.71	38	89	+2.3
PZ Philip Zinckernagel Chicago Fire· FW	34	2712	15	13	7.01	7.01	76	78	+8.0
BG Brian Gutiérrez Chicago Fire· MF	32	2243	10	3	6.99	5.35	57	80	+4.7
JB Jonathan Bamba Chicago Fire· FW	37	2730	6	5	5.90	5.90	61	64	+0.1
AG Andrew Gutman Chicago Fire· DF	37	3140	3	9	3.40	3.40	31	44	-0.4
MH Maren Haile-Selassie Chicago Fire· MF	33	1084	2	6	3.20	3.20	24	24	-1.2
JE Jack Elliott Chicago Fire· DF	36	3209	4	3	2.20	2.20	10	35	+1.8
TB Tom Barlow Chicago Fire· FW	24	426	3	0	1.44	1.44	4	8	+1.6
RK Rominigue Kouamé Chicago Fire· MF	21	686	3	1	1.43	1.43	6	13	+1.6
JD Jonathan Dean Chicago Fire· DF	32	1896	1	4	1.19	1.19	14	8	-0.2
SR Samuel Rogers Chicago Fire· DF	23	1778	0	0	1.16	1.16	2	8	-1.2
SO Sergio Oregel Chicago Fire· MF	30	2207	0	0	0.95	0.95	22	14	-0.9
MP Mauricio Pineda Chicago Fire· MF	30	1631	0	2	0.53	0.53	10	11	-0.5
LB Leonardo Barroso Chicago Fire· DF	19	1044	1	1	0.45	0.45	9	11	+0.6
DD Dje Tah D'Avilla Chicago Fire· MF	24	1394	2	1	0.35	0.35	9	5	+1.7
OG Omari Glasgow Chicago Fire· MF	14	531	0	1	0.32	0.32	4	6	-0.3
AF André Franco Chicago Fire· MF	6	403	0	4	0.12	0.12	14	5	-0.1
CT Carlos Teran Chicago Fire· DF	8	542	1	0	0.11	0.11	0	3	+0.9
SW Sam Williams Chicago Fire· MF	7	328	0	0	0.08	0.08	1	1	-0.1
KA Kellyn Acosta Chicago Fire· MF	20	680	0	0	0.06	0.06	3	2	-0.1
JG Jeff Gal Chicago Fire· G	8	680	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
OG Omar Gonzalez Chicago Fire· DF	12	446	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0.0
CB Chris Brady Chicago Fire· G	30	2646	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
CC Christopher Cupps Chicago Fire· DF	4	284	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0

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