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Major League Soccer Western Conference Wed 7 Oct

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Bamba 9′Zinckernagel 50′Haile-Selassie 88′

Full-time 3:1
Away Vancouver Whitecaps

Laborda 73′

Player of the match Maren Haile-Selassie 8.2

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 5.2/10 more watchable than 52% of MLS matches Race for the top places, xG 4.3. How we rate

GolVolt rating 5.2GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 50' Zinckernagel, 2:0
  1. 34% → 80%

    Chicago Fire: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 86.

  2. 10 → 7

    Chicago Fire climb 3 places in the table. Vancouver Whitecaps stay in place 2.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:0, from 56% to 82% (Chicago Fire).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 3:1Chicago Fire 80%draw 19%Vancouver Whitecaps 2%

Key stats

48% Possession 52%
2.97 xG (expected goals) 1.32
22 Shots 14
7 On target 2
5 Big chances 2
2 Corners 8
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Race for the top places, xG 4.3.

  • Dramaweight 50% Missed penalty at 27′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 3.9 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.3 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places. Stakes: 9.5 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.3, 36 shots. Quality of play: 8.5 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 5.2more watchable than 52% of MLS matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

4 goals3 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal: Jonathan Bambaright foot · assist: Salétros1:0
  2. 19' Philip Zinckernagelyellow card · foul
  3. 27' Philip Zinckernagelmissed penalty
  4. Half-time · 1:0
  5. 46' SubstitutionMüller for Cvetković
  6. 46' SubstitutionPineda for Salétros
  7. 50' Goal: Philip Zinckernagelright foot · assist: Haile-Selassie2:0
  8. 55' Jonathan Deanyellow card · foul
  9. 57' SubstitutionCaicedo for Sabbi
  10. 58' SubstitutionDiaby for Sabaly
  11. 61' Tate Johnsonyellow card · foul
  12. 73' Goal: Mathías Labordaheader · assist: Larraz2:1
  13. 73' SubstitutionAdekugbe for Johnson
  14. 76' 2 substitutionsDithejane for ZinckernagelLewandowski for Bamba
  15. 88' Goal: Maren Haile-Selassieright foot · assist: Lewandowski3:1
  16. 89' SubstitutionElloumi for Larraz
  17. 90+3' SubstitutionPoreba for Gómez
  18. Full-time · 3:1

Match stats

Shooting

2.97 xG (expected goals) 1.32
22 Shots 14
7 On target 2
5 Big chances 2
9 Off target 5
6 Blocked 7
15 Inside the box 12
7 Outside the box 2
3 Big chances missed 2

Play

48% Possession 52%
2 Corners 8
436 Passes 459
81% Pass accuracy 79%
14 Key passes 11
108 Attacks 110
46 Dangerous attacks 63

Defence

25 Tackles 23
13 Interceptions 11
1 Saves 3

Discipline

8 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-4-2 –4-2-3-1

Chicago Fire

Vancouver Whitecaps

Goalkeepers

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Midfielders

Forwards

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Bench

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Match sheet

Stadium
Soldier Field, Chicago

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Chicago Fire Maren Haile-Selassie 8.24
  2. 2. place · Chicago Fire Jack Elliott  7.90
  3. 3. place · Vancouver Whitecaps Brian White 7.45

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Absences

Chicago Fire · 1 out

  • André Franco Injured

    since 2 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 42 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

Vancouver Whitecaps · 2 out

  • Belal Halbouni Injured

    since 23 Nov 2025 · return date unknown · 44 matches missed · Knee Bruise

  • Kenji Cabrera Injured

    since 30 Jun · return date unknown · 19 matches missed · Foot Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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