Chicago plays its second game of a three-game homestand against one of the Club’s oldest rivals, D.C. United. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT, the match will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass and transmitted locally on 890 WLS-AM (English) and WRTO 1200 AM (Spanish).
Following their second match of the season against Inter Miami CF last Saturday at Soldier Field, the Fire takes on a D.C. United squad that just defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on the road at BMO Field. Tonight’s match marks the 71st all-time meeting between the two sides. Since their first match in 1998, the Fire have an all-time Regular Season record of 23-26-21 against D.C. United.
Dating back to the 2015 season, Chicago are undefeated at home against D.C., with a 3-0-6 record in that span.
- Frank Klopas has made four changes to the lineup that faced Inter Miami CF on Aug. 31.
- Gastón Giménez makes his 13th start of the season, and 15th start across all competitions in 2024. Giménez wears the captain’s armband for the ninth straight match and makes his 99th start overall as a member of the Men in Red.
- Chris Brady starts for the 27th time in the 2024 MLS Regular Season. The Homegrown goalkeeper has only missed one game due to international duty.
- Hugo Cuypers starts his 28th match of the regular season, making him the only player to start every MLS match for the Fire in 2024. Cuypers leads the team with 10 goals this season.
- Maren Haile-Selassie starts for the 12th straight regular season match and the 15th straight match in all competitions for the Fire. Haile-Selassie’s five goals and seven assists tie him with Cuypers in goal contributions so far in 2024.
- Andrew Gutman records his 100th career MLS start, and his 11th start as a member of his Hometown Club.
- Brian Gutiérrez starts his 23rd match of the regular season, and his 25th match across all competitions for the Fire. Gutiérrez’s 10 career goals tie him with former player Harry Shipp for most goals by a Homegrown Player in Club history.
- Arnaud Souquet starts his 11th straight match. Souquet has 17 starts overall across all competitions for the Fire in 2024, including Chicago’s two Leagues Cup 2024 matches.
- Carlos Terán returns to the starting lineup after coming in as a substitute against Inter Miami. Terán starts his 13th game of the regular season for the Fire in 2024.
- Wyatt Omsberg starts his sixth game of the 2024 MLS regular season for the Fire.
- Allan Arigoni returns to the Fire starting lineup after coming in as a substitute against Inter Miami. Arigoni makes his 25th start in 26 games for Chicago.
- Kellyn Acosta returns to the Fire XI, starting his 23rd match for the Men in Red.
- Defender Rafael Czichos (yellow card accumulation) and Chase Gasper (leg); midfielders Ariel Lassiter (international duty) and Mauricio Pineda (leg); and forward Georgios Koutsias (international duty) are unavailable for today’s match.
- Available off the bench for Coach Klopas are goalkeeper Spencer Richey; defenders Jonathan Dean, Justin Reynolds and Tobias Salquist; midfielders Javier Casas Jr., Fabian Herbers, Chris Mueller and Federico Navarro; and forward Tom Barlow.
