Chicago hosts Toronto FC at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night in the 39th encounter between the two teams. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT, the match will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass and transmitted locally on wlsam.com (English) and WRTO 1200 AM (Spanish).
Chicago holds an all-time record of 12-14-12 against Toronto, with the previous encounter resulting in a 4-1 win for the Fire on June 15 at BMO Field. Heading into Saturday’s game, the Fire are on a four-game unbeaten run against Toronto, with a 3-0-1 record.
Toronto heads into the match after playing the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Canadian Championship title match on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The game ended scoreless in regulation, and Vancouver claimed the title with a 4-2 win in the ensuing penalty kick shootout.
The Reds are currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points and an 11-17-3 record.
- Frank Klopas has made six changes to the lineup that faced CF Montréal on Saturday, Sept. 21.
- Gastón Giménez makes his 17th straight regular season start and wears the captain’s armband for the 13th straight match.
- Justin Reynolds makes his first Major League Soccer start as he lines up from the outset against Toronto FC. Saturday’s appearance marks the sixth regular season appearance for Reynolds.
- Chris Brady starts in his single-season record 31st regular season match. Brady’s 97 saves this season are also a new single-season record for the Naperville, Ill., native.
- Ariel Lassiter lines up in the Fire’s XI for the fourth straight time since joining the Club in August.
- Arnaud Souquet starts his 15th straight match, and his 20th overall across all competitions for the Fire in 2024.
- Wyatt Omsberg starts for the fourth straight match of the 2024 MLS regular season.
- Rafael Czichos returns to the starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 31 against Inter Miami CF. It is Czichos’ 25th start of the 2024 MLS regular season.
- Fabian Herbers makes his 23rd MLS regular season start of 2024, and his 104th career start for the Men in Red.
- Kellyn Acosta makes his 25th regular season start for the Men in Red, and plays in his 32nd match of the 2024 regular season.
- Hugo Cuypers returns to the lineup for the first time since Sept. 14 against the New York Red Bulls. Cuypers missed the team’s previous two matches due to the birth of his son.
- Georgios Koutsias makes his fourth regular season start against Toronto, and his first since Sept. 18 against Nashville SC.
- Defenders Chase Gasper (leg), Andrew Gutman (leg) and Carlos Terán (leg) are unavailable for today’s match. Winger Maren Haile-Selassie is unavailable for tonight’s match, as he and his partner Christina are anticipating the birth of their first child.
- Available off the bench for Coach Klopas are goalkeeper Spencer Richey, defenders Allan Arigoni, Jonathan Dean and Tobias Salquist; defender/midfielder Mauricio Pineda; midfielders Brian Gutiérrez, Chris Mueller and Federico Navarro, and forward Tom Barlow.
