Atlanta United FC 2-3 Chicago Fire FC: final score
MLSFinal
Chicago Fire FC beat Atlanta United FC 3-2 on Saturday, October 24, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Tomás Jacob 4', Anton Saletros 30', Anzor Mekvabishvili 51'.
Atlanta United FC sit 14th on 30 points.
Chicago Fire FC sit 4th on 51 points.
Atlanta United FC have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Chicago Fire FC have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Atlanta United FC won 1, Chicago Fire FC won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Saturday, October 24, 2026, 7:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- A 3-2 win for Chicago Fire FC over Atlanta United FC.
- The first goal came from Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United FC) on 4'.
- Chicago Fire FC came from behind to win.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Atlanta United 2, Chicago Fire FC 3.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Chicago Fire FC 3.
- 90'+1'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Leonardo Barroso replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
- 89'Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 89'Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
- 85'Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Matt Edwards (Atlanta United).
- 84'Júnior Alonso (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84'Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 84'Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Júnior Alonso (Atlanta United).
- 83'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Johan Gómez.
- 81'Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81'Foul by Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC).
- 81'Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81'Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 80'Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Paulo Díaz.
- 80'Offside, Atlanta United. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 79'Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC).
- 79'Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78'Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC).
- 78'Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a corner.
- 76'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
- 75'Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC).
- 75'Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 74'Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Foul by Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United).
- 71'Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Hoyos.
- 70'Attempt missed. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Salétros following a set piece situation.
- 69'Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69'Foul by Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United).
- 68'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 68'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Noah Allen.
- 68'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Johan Gómez replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 67'Goal! Atlanta United 2, Chicago Fire FC 3. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
- 65'Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba is caught offside.
- 63'Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba is caught offside.
- 61'Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 61'Substitution, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault replaces Jay Fortune.
- 60'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 3. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anton Salétros following a set piece situation.
- 59'Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 57'(Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57'Back pass by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
- 57'Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Anton Salétros.
- 56'Foul by Noah Allen (Chicago Fire FC).
- 56'Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Foul by Jay Fortune (Atlanta United).
- 55'Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Foul by Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United).
- 51'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 2. Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 51'Attempt missed. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 49'Foul by Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).
- 49'Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire FC).
- 47'Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46'Handball by Júnior Alonso (Atlanta United).
- 45'Second Half begins Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 45'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Anzor Mekvabishvili replaces Djé D'Avilla.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 45'+4'Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 45'+3'Offside, Atlanta United. Tomás Jacob is caught offside.
- 45'+1'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tomás Jacob.
- 45'+1'Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 44'Offside, Atlanta United. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 44'Attempt missed. Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 44'Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
- 42'Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Chicago Fire FC).
- 42'Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is caught offside.
- 40'Attempt missed. Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38'Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38'Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
- 38'Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36'Delay in match because of an injury Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).
- 35'Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Mauricio Amaro.
- 32'Foul by Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC).
- 32'Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 30'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 30'Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.
- 29'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 28'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28'Delay in match (Chicago Fire FC).
- 27'Handball by Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC).
- 25'Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Noah Allen.
- 24'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tomás Jacob.
- 22'Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
- 22'Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 19'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
- 16'Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
- 12'Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 9'Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 9'Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Offside, Atlanta United. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 7'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
- 4'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón following a fast break.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Atlanta United FC · 4-3-3
35Jay FortuneRM
59Alexey MiranchukRF
Substitutes
47Matt EdwardsSUB
22Fafà PicaultSUB
Chicago Fire FC · 4-3-3
Substitutes
29David PorebaSUB
Game stats
ATLCHI
39.1Possession (%)60.9
5Shots8
2Shots on target2
1Corners5
1Fouls8
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Offsides3
0Saves1
Last 5 games
Atlanta United FC
W@ Portland Timbers1-0Sep 19, 2026
DNew York City FC2-2Sep 26, 2026
LFC Cincinnati3-1Oct 10, 2026
W@ CF Montréal3-0Oct 14, 2026
LInter Miami CF3-1Oct 17, 2026
Chicago Fire FC
W@ Charlotte FC1-0Sep 26, 2026
WVancouver Whitecaps3-1Oct 6, 2026
WNew York City FC2-1Oct 10, 2026
LPhiladelphia Union3-1Oct 14, 2026
L@ New England Revolution1-0Oct 17, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Atlanta
2
Draws
2
Chicago
Last meetings
Apr 11, 2026Chicago Fire FC1 – 0Atlanta United FC
Jul 16, 2025Atlanta United FC2 – 2Chicago Fire FC
May 10, 2025Chicago Fire FC2 – 1Atlanta United FC
Apr 27, 2024Chicago Fire FC0 – 0Atlanta United FC
Mar 31, 2024Atlanta United FC3 – 0Chicago Fire FC
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +43 | 70 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  New England | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 55 | LLWWW |
| 3 |  Miami | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +20 | 55 | LWWWL |
| 4 |  Chicago | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 51 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 47 | LWLDL |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +12 | 46 | WWWDL |
| 7 |  Orlando | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 42 | LWDWD |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 42 | WLLWW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 10 |  Columbus | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | +1 | 38 | WLWWW |
| 11 |  Toronto | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | -11 | 36 | LWDWL |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | +2 | 35 | DLLDD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | -17 | 33 | LWLLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 30 | WDLWL |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 25 | WLLDL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC?
Chicago Fire FC beat Atlanta United FC 3-2 on Saturday, October 24 (MLS).
Who scored in Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC?
Goals: Tomás Jacob 4', Anton Saletros 30' and Anzor Mekvabishvili 51'.
When do Atlanta United FC play next?
Atlanta United FC play New York City FC on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM (ET).
When do Chicago Fire FC play next?
Chicago Fire FC play Orlando City SC on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:30 PM (ET).
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