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Regular Season - 33• 1 Nov 2026

Colorado Rapids 2–4 Chicago Fire

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Match Recap

Jonathan Bamba answered every punch Colorado Rapids threw and then some, striking twice as Chicago Fire turned a halftime scramble into a six-goal shootout and left Colorado with a 4-2 win. Morgan Whittaker had given the Rapids an early lift in the 22nd minute, but Bamba leveled things on 41 and put Chicago ahead for good on 56, sandwiching Paxten Aaronson's reply two minutes later. Robert Lewandowski and Puso Dithejane added late goals to settle any doubt before the final whistle. Chicago Fire, sitting fifth in Major League Soccer on 52 points with a DWLLW run, showed the resilience of a side that doesn't fold under pressure, while Colorado Rapids, eighth on 43 points, couldn't turn their steady DWDDD form into a response. Six goals, two momentum swings, and a Bamba double worth replaying from the 41st minute alone, the highlights are waiting below.

Match Statistics

Colorado Rapids
VS
Chicago Fire
57% Ball Possession 43%
1.45 Expected goals (xG) 2.37
14 Total Shots 14
4 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 8
3 Blocked Shots 0
8 Shots inside box 11
6 Shots outside box 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
0 Offsides 5
11 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Goalkeeper Saves 2
491 Total passes 372
428 Accurate passes 294
12 Free Kicks 11

Lineups

Colorado Rapids
Matt Wells 4-2-3-1
VS
Chicago Fire
G. Berhalter 4-3-3

Substitutes — Colorado Rapids

32D. Phillip 99J. Travis 21T. Ku-DiPietro 16A. Harris 24N. Cobb 31A. Beaudry 61B. Dowd 9S. Abu

Substitutes — Chicago Fire

9R. Lewandowski 21A. Hanche-Olsen 15A. Gutman 2Leonardo Barroso 23A. Mekvabishvili 44J. Cohen 12P. Dithejane 10André Franco 22M. Pineda