Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 1 · 22 Feb 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Shell Energy Stadium, Houston.

Referee: Filip Dujic, USA.

Houston Dynamo beat Chicago Fire 2–1. H. Cuypers opened the scoring for Chicago Fire after 31 minutes. Guilherme made it 2–1 after 78 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Houston Dynamo: Guilherme 67', Guilherme 78'
• Chicago Fire: H. Cuypers 31'

Houston Dynamo starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

• 31 J. Bond (G)
• 28 E. Sviatchenko (D)
• 3 Antonio Carlos (D)
• 5 Lucas Halter (D)
• 14 D. Holmes (M)
• 30 A. Bouzat (M)
• 8 J. McGlynn (M)
• 11 L. Ennali (M)
• 19 M. Bogusz (F)
• 20 Guilherme (F)
• 10 E. Ponce (F)

Chicago Fire starting lineup (5-4-1)

• 1 C. Brady (G)
• 2 L. Barroso (D)
• 5 S. Rogers (D)
• 16 J. Waterman (D)
• 4 M. Mbokazi (D)
• 7 M. Haile-Selassie (D)
• 17 R. Lod (M)
• 6 A. Saletros (M)
• 42 D. D'Avilla (M)
• 11 P. Zinckernagel (M)
• 9 H. Cuypers (F)

Match events

• 13′ Houston Dynamo: Yellow Card, Duane Holmes
• 26′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Joel Waterman
• 31′ Chicago Fire: Normal Goal, H. Cuypers
• 67′ Houston Dynamo: Normal Goal, Guilherme, J. McGlynn
• 75′ Houston Dynamo: Yellow Card, Lucas Halter
• 76′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, C. Mueller, R. Lod
• 76′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, C. Cupps, S. Rogers
• 78′ Houston Dynamo: Normal Goal, Guilherme
• 79′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, O. Lingr, D. Holmes
• 84′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Chris Mueller
• 85′ Houston Dynamo: Yellow Card, Erik Sviatchenko
• 87′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, D. Samassekou, J. McGlynn
• 87′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, F. Negri, Guilherme
• 88′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, P. Dithejane, M. Mbokazi
• 88′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, S. Oregel, D. D'Avilla
• 90+3′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, N. Markanich, L. Ennali

Match statistics