MLS · Round 0
Shell Energy Stadium

Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC starting lineups

Houston Dynamo FC Chicago Fire FC
2 - 1
Full time
Augusto 67', 78'
Cuypers 31'

Houston Dynamo FC and Chicago Fire FC lineup images

Houston Dynamo FC starting lineup vs Chicago Fire FC, 3-4-2-1: Bond, Sviatchenko, Carlos, Halter, Holmes, Bouzat, McGlynn, Ennali, Bogusz, Augusto, Ponce. MLS Round 0, Saturday, February 21, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Chicago Fire FC starting lineup vs Houston Dynamo FC, 5-4-1: Brady, Rogers, Waterman, Mbokazi, Barroso, Haile-Selassie, Lod, Salétros, D'Avilla, Zinckernagel, Cuypers. MLS Round 0, Saturday, February 21, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

Holmes Yellow cardYellow card
13'
26'
Yellow cardWaterman Yellow card
31'
goalCuypers0 - 1
Half time · 0 - 1
1 - 1Augustogoal
67'
Halter Yellow cardYellow card
75'
76'
substitutionMueller for Lod
76'
substitutionChristopher Cupps for Rogers
2 - 1Augustogoal
78'
Lingr for Holmessubstitution
79'
84'
Yellow cardMueller Yellow card
Erik Sviatchenko Yellow cardYellow card
85'
Samassékou for McGlynnsubstitution
87'
Negri for Augustosubstitution
88'
88'
substitutionOregel for D'Avilla
88'
substitutionDithejane for Mbokazi
Markanich for Ennalisubstitution
90+3'

Houston Dynamo FC and Chicago Fire FC team sheets and player ratings

Houston Dynamo FC

3-4-2-1
Starting XI
31 England Bond rating 7.0
28 Denmark Sviatchenko yellow card rating 7.3
3 Brazil Carlos rating 7.1
5 Brazil Halter yellow card rating 7.5
14 United States Holmes yellow card off 79' rating 7.8
30 Argentina Bouzat rating 6.7
8 United States McGlynn off 87' rating 8.1
11 Germany Ennali off 90' rating 7.3
19 Poland Bogusz rating 6.9
20 Brazil Augusto 2 goals off 88' rating 9.1
10 Argentina Ponce rating 6.9
Substitutes
9 Czechia Lingr on 79' rating 6.1
18 Mali Samassékou on 87'
21 Argentina Negri on 88'
17 Philippines Markanich on 90'
26 United States Gillingham
1 United States Maurer
34 Argentina Resch
16 Mexico Herrera
22 Mexico Arana

Chicago Fire FC

5-4-1
Starting XI
1 United States Brady rating 6.1
5 United States Rogers off 76' rating 6.5
16 Canada Waterman yellow card rating 6.5
4 South Africa Mbokazi off 88' rating 5.9
2 Portugal Barroso rating 7.0
7 Switzerland Haile-Selassie rating 6.0
17 Finland Lod off 76' rating 5.8
6 Sweden Salétros rating 6.6
42 Côte d'Ivoire D'Avilla off 88' rating 6.0
11 Denmark Zinckernagel rating 6.1
9 Belgium Cuypers 1 goal rating 7.9
Substitutes
38 Cupps on 76' rating 6.3
8 United States Mueller yellow card on 76' rating 6.1
35 United States Oregel on 88'
12 South Africa Dithejane on 88'
44 United States Cohen
29 United States Poreba
22 United States Pineda
20 United States Shokalook

Managers

Olsen3-4-2-1Houston Dynamo FC
Berhalter5-4-1Chicago Fire FC
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Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC: match summary

Houston Dynamo FC beat Chicago Fire FC 2–1 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Saturday, February 21, 2026, in Round 0 of the MLS. Hugo Cuypers (31') scored for Chicago Fire FC, Guilherme Augusto (67', 78') for Houston Dynamo FC. The match ratings read 7.3 for Houston Dynamo FC and 6.4 for Chicago Fire FC. Guilherme Augusto of Houston Dynamo FC was the highest rated player on the pitch at 9.0, with Duane Holmes at 8.0 and Jack McGlynn at 8.0 next, and Chris Brady of Chicago Fire FC the lowest rated starter at 6.0. Houston Dynamo FC lined up in a 3-4-2-1 under Olsen, Chicago Fire FC in a 5-4-1 under Berhalter. Duane Holmes was booked on 13 minutes, Joel Waterman on 26, Lucas Halter on 75, Chris Mueller on 84 and Erik Sviatchenko on 85, and nobody was sent off. Supporters Shield standings taken on September 2, 2026 had Houston Dynamo FC 4th on 39 points and Chicago Fire FC 5th on 37.

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