Down To Ten
Charlotte
Charlotte played the closing 0 minutes a man down after a 98′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 98′
- Player
- Tim Ream
Major League Soccer · Matchday 27Charlotte
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Chicago Fire
Johan Arath Gomez 58'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 27Charlotte0–1Chicago Fire
8
Shots in the box
8
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
58′98′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Charlotte 0-1 Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire edged out Charlotte 1-0 at Bank of America Stadium in Major League Soccer. Gomez opened the scoring for Chicago Fire on 58'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Charlotte took 8 of their 11 attempts inside the box, Chicago Fire 8 of 18. Chicago Fire held 59.0% of the ball.
Ream was dismissed for Charlotte in the closing moments, too late to shape the result.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Charlotte graded out for low-block fortress — 41.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. Charlotte graded out for box occupation — 8 of 11 shots in the box.
K. Kahlina came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.8 for Charlotte across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 29 fouls between them and 7 yellow cards, with Chicago Fire conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
41%Possession59%
11Shots18
What the numbers say
5 readsLow-Block Fortress
Charlotte
Charlotte handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 9 shots blocked or saved on 41.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 41.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 8
- Conceded
- 1
Box Occupation
Charlotte
Charlotte kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 11
- Share
- 73%
Shooting From Range
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 56% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 10 of 18
- Share
- 56%
Timeline
🟨23'
Sergio Oregel
Foul
Djibril Diani
Foul
🟨34'
Allan Saint-Maximin
Dissent
🟨38'
Half-time
Tyger Smalls ↑ Archie Goodwin ↓
🔄49'
⚽58'
Johan Arath Gomez — assist: Jack Elliott
Tyger Smalls · Goal cancelled
📺61'
David Schnegg ↑ Djibril Diani ↓
🔄70'
Brandt Bronico ↑ Luca De La Torre ↓
🔄70'
Pep Biel
Dissent
🟨74'
🔄75'
Andrew Gutman ↑ Leonardo Barroso ↓
🔄75'
Mauricio Pineda ↑ Sergio Oregel ↓
🔄80'
David Poreba ↑ Jonathan Bamba ↓
🔄80'
Sam Rogers ↑ Mbekezeli Mbokazi ↓
🟨81'
David Poreba
Foul
Nathan Byrne ↑ Will Cleary ↓
🔄81'
Nathan Richmond ↑ Harry Toffolo ↓
🔄81'
Ashley Westwood
Dissent
🟨82'
Tim Ream
Foul
🟨90+8'
Tim Ream
🟥90+8'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBank of America Stadium, Charlotte
RefereeChristopher Penso
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 27
StatusMatch Finished