Match Centre: Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire
Barlow 42′Evander 79′ (p)D'Avilla 86′ (og)
Cuypers 26′Zinckernagel 45+5′ (p)Cuypers 48′
Player of the match Hugo Cuypers 8.8
GolVolt rating 8.9GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Equaliser at 86′, xG 5.6.
- Dramaweight 50% Equaliser at 86′, comeback from 1:3.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 7.6 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Keeper Brady: 7 saves, Zinckernagel: a goal and an assist.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.2 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% xG 5.6, 6 goals, 41 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.9more watchable than 89% 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
6 goals8 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 7' Samuel Gidiyellow card
- 11' Tom Barlowyellow card
- 26' Goal: Hugo Cuypersassist: Zinckernagel0:1
- 42' Goal: Tom BarlowCincinnati1:1
- 45+5' Goal: Philip Zinckernagelpenalty1:2
- Half-time · 1:2
- 46' SubstitutionHadebe for Flores
- 48' Goal: Hugo CuypersChicago Fire1:3
- 64' SubstitutionPowell for Robinson
- 70' 2 substitutionsJabbari for BarlowValenzuela for Echenique
- 73' SubstitutionWaterman for Zinckernagel
- 79' Goal: Evanderpenalty2:3
- 83' 2 substitutionsBorso for DeanDithejane for Lod
- 85' SubstitutionSmith for Dem
- 86' Goal: Djé D'Avillaown goal3:3
- 90' Dylan Borsoyellow card
- 90' Pavel Buchayellow card
- 90' Bryan Ramírezyellow card
- 90+4' SubstitutionRadojević for Haile-Selassie
- 90+9' Chicago Fireyellow card
- 90+9' Jack Elliottyellow card
- 90+9' Mbekezeli Mbokaziyellow card
- Full-time · 3:3
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Lineups and ratings
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Starting XIs · provider ratings
Cincinnati
Chicago Fire
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Cincinnati
- 13 Evan Louro GK —
- 2 Alvas Powell DEF on
- 15 Teenage Hadebe DEF on
- 24 Kyle Smith DEF on
- 22 Gerardo Valenzuela MID on
- 27 Tah Anunga MID —
- 99 Ayoub Jabbari ATT on
Chicago Fire
- 44 Josh Cohen GK —
- 14 Viktor Radojević DEF on
- 16 Joel Waterman DEF on
- 22 Mauricio Pineda DEF —
- 29 David Poreba MID —
- 35 Sergio Oregel MID —
- 12 P. Dithejane ATT on
- 20 Jason Shokalook ATT —
- 27 Dylan Borso ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- TQL Stadium
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Chicago Fire Hugo Cuypers
- 2. place · Cincinnati Evander
- 3. place · Chicago Fire Philip Zinckernagel
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