Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 41′Chicago Fire, goal:1–1
- 45+1′Chicago Fire, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 1
- 51′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 56′Chicago Fire, goal:1–2assist
- 58′Colorado Rapids, goal:2–2assist
- 62′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
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- 63′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
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- 67′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
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- 74′Chicago Fire, goal:2–3assist
- 77′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
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- 87′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 88′Chicago Fire, goal:2–4assist
- 90′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 90+2′Chicago Fire, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 4
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Match report
Chicago Fire come from behind to beat Colorado Rapids 4-2
Chicago Fire won 4-2 at Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Matchday 33 of Major League Soccer, turning a game that was level at 2-2 after 58 minutes into a comfortable away win. The result ended Colorado's run of 5 games unbeaten and lifted Chicago from seventh to fifth in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Colorado went ahead in the 22nd minute when Morgan Whittaker finished from Georgi Minoungou's pass. Jonathan Bamba levelled in the 41st minute, and he put Chicago in front in the 56th, this time set up by Jonathan Dean. Colorado responded within two minutes, Paxten Aaronson converting another Minoungou assist to make it 2-2.
The decisive goals came late. Robert Lewandowski put Chicago 3-2 up in the 74th minute from Philip Zinckernagel's pass, and he then supplied the assist for Puso Dithejane, who made it 4-2 in the 88th. Chicago had the sharper edge in front of goal despite Colorado holding 57 per cent of possession.
Colorado stayed 16th on 43 points, 12 points behind Chicago, who finished the night on 55. Chicago host Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer on Saturday 7 November, while Colorado travel to FC Dallas in the league.
Jonathan Bamba scored twice for Chicago, in the 41st and 56th minutes, and earned the match's highest rating at 8.6. Morgan Whittaker, who scored Colorado's opener, was rated 8.23.
Chicago put six of their 14 shots on target to Colorado's four from the same number of attempts.
Chicago Fire won 4–2 away against Colorado Rapids (half-time 1–1).
Colorado Rapids met Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 33). Kick-off was Sunday, 1 November 2026, 01:30 UTC at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Referee: Malik Badawi. Attendance: 15,031.
Team pages: Colorado Rapids · Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 22' Goal: Morgan Whittaker (assist: Georgi Minoungou) — 1–0 · Watch Morgan Whittaker's goal video (22')
- 41' Goal: Jonathan Bamba — 1–1 · Watch Jonathan Bamba's goal video (41')
- 56' Goal: Jonathan Bamba (assist: Jonathan Dean) — 1–2 · Watch Jonathan Bamba's goal video (56')
- 58' Goal: Paxten Aaronson (assist: Georgi Minoungou) — 2–2
- 74' Goal: Robert Lewandowski (assist: Philip Zinckernagel) — 2–3 · Watch Robert Lewandowski's goal video (74')
- 88' Goal: Puso Dithejane (assist: Robert Lewandowski) — 2–4 · Watch Puso Dithejane's goal video (88')
Starting line-ups
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
Chicago Fire (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Colorado Rapids 37%, the draw 27%, Chicago Fire 36%. It finished Colorado Rapids 2–4 Chicago Fire.
Chicago's strength offset by Colorado's home advantage — Our strength rating has Chicago Fire 80 points higher, 1529 to 1449, but Colorado Rapids' usual home advantage, in a competition where home sides do better than the global norm, pulls them level, so we give Colorado 37% and Chicago 36%. The draw sits at 27%, just below the usual rate for a gap this size because both sides' recent games average 2.9 goals.
Why Colorado Rapids at 37%?
Home ground, against the rating. Chicago Fire sit 80 points higher on our strength rating — 1529 to 1449. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.8% of 14,840 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.0% of 5,282 games vs 44.6% across all 108,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 37%?
Because Chicago Fire are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 27% and Chicago Fire at 36%.
Why the draw at 27%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,247.
What did we measure but not count?
Colorado Rapids are unbeaten in their last 10 home Major League Soccer games: 7 wins and 3 draws. The run began on 23 July 2026. Last recorded home league defeat: 24 May 2026 — Colorado Rapids 1–2 FC Dallas. Latest home league result: 25 October 2026 — Colorado Rapids 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps. Across 16,141 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 55.4%, compared with 54.5% expected from team strength. Colorado Rapids played 3 competitive matches between 18–29 October 2026 (UTC dates). Chicago Fire played 2 matches in the same 14-day window before kickoff. The busier schedule is worth watching.
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About this match
On this page: the Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire 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 Major League Soccer 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 Morgan Whittaker's goal against Chicago Fire (22').
- Watch Jonathan Bamba's goal against Colorado Rapids (41').
- Watch Jonathan Bamba's goal against Colorado Rapids (56').
- Watch Robert Lewandowski's goal against Colorado Rapids (74').
- Watch Puso Dithejane's goal against Colorado Rapids (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Colorado Rapids 2–4 Chicago Fire. Explore more on the Colorado Rapids and Chicago Fire team pages or the Major League Soccer page.