Chicago Fire vs Necaxa — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 23′Necaxa, yellow card:
- 31′Chicago Fire, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Necaxa, substitution:off
- 61′Necaxa, yellow card:
- 61′Necaxa, yellow card:
- 64′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 64′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 68′Necaxa, substitution:off
- 69′Chicago Fire, goal:2–0assist
- 78′Necaxa, substitution:off
- 82′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 82′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 88′Necaxa, substitution:off
- 88′Necaxa, substitution:off
- 90′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Match report
Chicago Fire see off Necaxa in Leagues Cup group stage clash
Chicago Fire beat Necaxa 2-0 at SeatGeek Stadium in a Leagues Cup Group Stage fixture, with goals either side of the hour mark proving enough to see off the Mexican visitors.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Jonathan Dean broke the deadlock in the 31st minute, giving the hosts a lead they held into half-time. Chicago Fire doubled their advantage in the 70th minute when Andrew Gutman converted, teed up by Anton Salétros, to make it 2-0 and settle the contest.
Necaxa had a greater share of possession over the course of the match, but Chicago Fire were the more direct side, registering 18 shots to their opponents' 14 and forcing more corners. Necaxa picked up three yellow cards to none for the hosts, reflecting a more frantic night for the visitors as they chased a way back into the game.
Jonathan Dean opened the scoring and finished with a match-high rating of 8.3, while Andrew Gutman added the second goal, assisted by Anton Salétros, to round off the home side's attacking display.
Chicago Fire had more shots than Necaxa despite seeing less of the ball, underlining their directness in front of goal.
Chicago Fire beat Necaxa 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Chicago Fire met Necaxa in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Friday, 7 August 2026, 00:30 UTC at SeatGeek Stadium. Referee: Rosendo Mendoza.
Team pages: Chicago Fire · Necaxa · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 31' Goal: Jonathan Dean — 1–0 · Watch Jonathan Dean's goal video (31')
- 69' Goal: Andrew Gutman (assist: Anton Salétros) — 2–0 · Watch Andrew Gutman's goal video (69')
Starting line-ups
Chicago Fire (4-3-3)
Necaxa (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Chicago Fire 50%, the draw 24%, Necaxa 26%. It finished Chicago Fire 2–0 Necaxa.
Chicago Fire's rating edge on neutral ground — Chicago Fire are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Chicago Fire's 50%. The draw at 24% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Chicago Fire at 50%?
Chicago Fire sit 136 points higher on our strength rating — 1588 to 1451. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,643 such games.
Why only 50%?
Leagues Cup is played on neutral grounds: Chicago Fire are the listed home side but get none of the usual home lift, so the class read is re-centred. On grounds we detect as neutral, listed-home sides won 44.6% of 26,824 games vs 45.2% at real homes — so a tournament game away from a side's own ground scores the class edge venue-free, as the average of the home and away reads.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.9 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,839. The goals environment takes 2.2 points off the draw. Neutral ground adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Chicago Fire scored +0.33 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,736 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.0% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Necaxa arrive with 8 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Chicago Fire bring a 415-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Chicago Fire vs Necaxa final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Leagues Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Chicago Fire 2–0 Necaxa. Explore more on the Chicago Fire and Necaxa team pages or the Leagues Cup page.