Chicago Fire Key Passes Stats 2026

Chicago Fire Key Passes Stats 2026 - season overview

Chicago Fire are averaging 10.9 key passes per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 20.8 total key passes on average. That puts them 23rd of 30 for chances created per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find every Chicago Fire player's key-pass rate and create-shots hit percentage, the upcoming fixture against Vancouver, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a created shot in the Player to Create Shots market?

A key pass or an assist. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who attempts a shot without scoring; if that teammate scores, the pass is recorded as an assist instead. Bookmakers settle create-shots lines on Opta data as the sum of both, so every chance created counts once.

Does this table include assists in the key pass numbers?

No - the table shows key passes only. Because a create-shots line settles on key passes plus assists, a Chicago Fire player's true market number is equal to or higher than what you see here. The hit rates are a conservative floor for the create-shots market.

Which bookmakers offer the create shots market?

Bet365 lists it as Player To Create Shots in its bet builder, and Sky Bet and Paddy Power carry the same market family in theirs. Lines and player coverage vary by fixture - creative midfielders and attacking full-backs are priced most often.

How does Super Sub affect create shots settlement?

At Sky Bet and Paddy Power, if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line and the substitute's chances created count towards your bet. Bet365 instead runs Sub On Play On - a player who enters as a substitute has his own bet stand, with his output counting from the moment he comes on.

Which Chicago Fire players create the most shots?

Philip Zinckernagel leads with 23 key passes across 9 qualifying appearances (2.56/g, 78% hit rate). The table ranks every Chicago Fire player by key passes per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes) with hit rates at the 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines and six-game form.

Where do these key passes stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Chicago Fire fixtures in the active window for 2026. Bookmakers settle the create-shots market on Opta's count, which can differ by the odd marginal touch, so always treat the bookmaker's feed as final for settlement.

What is the create shots market?

Player to Create Shots is a bet builder market where you back a player to set up a number of shots for his teammates - typically 1+, 2+ or 3+ across the 90 minutes. Bookmakers settle it on Opta data as the cumulative total of a player's key passes plus his assists. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who then attempts a shot without scoring; if the teammate scores, that pass upgrades from a key pass to an assist. Both count towards a create-shots line, so the market is effectively a bet on chances created. One honest note on this table: it shows key passes only. A player's create-shots number at the bookmaker is his key passes PLUS his assists, so for Chicago Fire players who register assists the table slightly understates the market line. Treat the hit rates here as a conservative floor - a player hitting 2+ key passes regularly clears a 2+ create-shots line at least as often.

Bet365 player to create shots

Bet365 lists the market as Player To Create Shots inside its bet builder, usually at 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines for the creative midfielders and full-backs in each side. Bet365's player markets run Sub On Play On rules: if your player comes on as a substitute, his bet stands and his output from the moment he enters counts in full. Use the Lineup only toggle above the table to focus the Chicago Fire numbers on players expected to start.

Sky Bet create shots

Sky Bet carries create shots selections in its bet builder and applies its Super Sub rule to player markets: if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line, and the substitute's key passes and assists count towards your bet. That makes team-level creativity - how many chances Chicago Fire generate as a side - matter as much as the individual you pick, because the line survives a substitution.

Paddy Power create shots

Paddy Power offers the same create-shots market family in its bet builder, also with Super Sub settlement - a replaced starter's line is continued by the player who comes on for him. As with any player market, settlement follows the bookmaker's official data feed (Opta), so a marginal touch that our data logs as a key pass will almost always match, but the bookmaker's count is the one that settles the bet.

How to use this table for create shots bets

Start with the hit percentage at your line: step the table between 1+, 2+ and 3+ key passes and read how often each Chicago Fire player has cleared that number per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes). The Match grid view shows the raw counts game by game - green cells mark matches where the player hit the active line - and the form dots track his last six. The Super Sub toggle folds substitutes' key passes into each starter's fixture cells, mirroring how Sky Bet and Paddy Power settle. It also points at a structural edge: books price a starter's line on his per-90 output, while Super Sub rules quietly add his replacement's output on top - so at those books, lines on players in high-rotation positions are slightly better than they look. Pair the hit rates with the chances created per game number and the over/under dials below before building the leg.

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Chicago Fire player key passes rates

Player	Position	Apps	Key passes	Per game	1+ hit rate
David Poreba	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Mauricio Pineda	defender	1	1	1	100%
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	defender	1	1	1	100%
Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	9	23	2.56	78%
Maren Haile-Selassie	midfielder	9	22	2.44	78%
Sergio Oregel	midfielder	4	7	1.75	75%
Jonathan Bamba	attacker	7	9	1.29	71%
Robin Lod	midfielder	9	9	1	67%
Andrew Gutman	defender	8	8	1	63%
P. Dithejane	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Robert Lewandowski	attacker	9	7	0.78	56%
Viktor Radojević	defender	2	3	1.5	50%
Johan Arath Gomez	midfielder	2	2	1	50%
Djé D'Avilla	midfielder	9	4	0.44	44%
Anton Salétros	midfielder	7	6	0.86	43%
Jonathan Dean	defender	7	4	0.57	29%
Jack Elliott	defender	9	3	0.33	22%
Chris Brady	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Leonardo Barroso	defender	5	0	0	0%
Sam Rogers	defender	5	0	0	0%
Noah Allen	defender	4	0	0	0%
Joel Waterman	defender	3	0	0	0%
Sam Williams	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Josh Cohen	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Chicago Fire key passes match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team key passes	Opposition key passes	Match total	Top player
26 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	0-1	15	10	25	Maren Haile-Selassie (5)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Away	3-0	8	12	20	P. Dithejane (2)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	19	4	23	Maren Haile-Selassie (5)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami	Home	1-1	7	12	19	Philip Zinckernagel (3)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	4-4	9	13	22	Anton Salétros (3)
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Seattle Sounders	Away	2-2	14	7	21	Andrew Gutman (4)
22 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Away	1-1	10	7	17	Maren Haile-Selassie (4)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Orlando City	Away	1-2	5	15	20	Jonathan Bamba (2)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Portland Timbers	Home	2-1	8	8	16	Maren Haile-Selassie (3)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Home	2-1	14	11	25	Philip Zinckernagel (9)

Chicago Fire key passes 2026: last 10 games

Key passes for per game: 10.9
Key passes against per game: 9.9
Match total key passes per game: 20.8
Games: 10
League rank for match key passes: 22 of 30

Chicago Fire Key passes for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %
Home	4	12	100%	50%	50%	50%	25%
Away	6	10.17	83%	67%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	10.9	90%	60%	40%	40%	20%

Chicago Fire Key passes against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %
Home	4	8.75	75%	50%	50%	0%	0%
Away	6	10.67	100%	67%	50%	33%	17%
Overall	10	9.9	90%	60%	50%	20%	10%

Chicago Fire Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %
Home	4	20.75	100%	75%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	20.83	100%	100%	83%	50%	17%
Overall	10	20.8	100%	90%	80%	50%	30%

Chicago Fire Team key passes 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team key passes	Overall	Home	Away
Key passes / match	10.9	12	10.17
Key passes over 6.5	90%	100%	83%
Key passes over 8.5	60%	50%	67%
Key passes over 10.5	40%	50%	33%
Key passes over 12.5	40%	50%	33%
Key passes over 14.5	20%	25%	17%

Chicago Fire Key passes against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Key passes against	Overall	Home	Away
Key passes against / match	9.9	8.75	10.67
Key passes against over 6.5	90%	75%	100%
Key passes against over 8.5	60%	50%	67%
Key passes against over 10.5	50%	50%	50%
Key passes against over 12.5	20%	0%	33%
Key passes against over 14.5	10%	0%	17%

Chicago Fire Match key passes 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match key passes	Overall	Home	Away
Match key passes / match	20.8	20.75	20.83
Match key passes over 14.5	100%	100%	100%
Match key passes over 16.5	90%	75%	100%
Match key passes over 18.5	80%	75%	83%
Match key passes over 20.5	50%	50%	50%
Match key passes over 22.5	30%	50%	17%

Chicago Fire key passes match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Key passes for	Key passes against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-1	15	10	25	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-0	8	12	20	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	19	4	23	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	1-1	7	12	19	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	4-4	9	13	22	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	2-2	14	7	21	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	1-1	10	7	17	-
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	1-2	5	15	20	-
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Portland (H)	2-1	8	8	16	-
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	2-1	14	11	25	-

Major League Soccer key passes table 2026: every team's key passes per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
1	Portland Timbers	27	10.59	12.15	22.74	81%
2	Cincinnati	26	10.96	11.27	22.23	73%
3	Charlotte	27	8.81	12.89	21.7	74%
4	Seattle Sounders	27	10.33	11.04	21.37	67%
5	Orlando City	27	8.74	12.56	21.3	81%
6	Real Salt Lake	27	10.37	10.33	20.7	67%
7	New York RB	27	9.74	10.63	20.37	59%
8	LA Galaxy	28	9.43	10.71	20.14	61%
9	Sporting KC	27	7.96	12.07	20.04	56%
10	DC United	26	9.46	10.5	19.96	58%
11	Inter Miami	27	10.7	9.19	19.89	63%
12	Los Angeles FC	28	10.75	9.11	19.86	61%
13	Austin	27	7.59	11.74	19.33	63%
14	CF Montréal	27	9.48	9.78	19.26	44%
15	SJ Earthquakes	27	9.59	9.56	19.15	59%
16	New England	27	9.74	9.33	19.07	48%
17	San Diego	27	8.93	9.96	18.89	56%
18	St. Louis City	27	10.3	8.48	18.78	56%
19	Philadelphia Union	27	11.63	7.11	18.74	44%
20	Minnesota United	27	9.59	9.07	18.67	59%
21	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	12.73	5.88	18.62	50%
22	Chicago Fire	26	10.27	8.35	18.62	50%
23	Atlanta United	27	9.44	9.15	18.59	67%
24	Toronto	27	8.93	9.56	18.48	48%
25	Houston Dynamo	27	9.63	8.78	18.41	52%
26	New York City	27	8.52	8.89	17.41	37%
27	Nashville SC	27	9.22	7.96	17.19	41%
28	Dallas	27	8.52	8.41	16.93	22%
29	Columbus Crew	27	9.11	7.56	16.67	33%
30	Colorado Rapids	27	8.89	7.7	16.59	33%

Chicago Fire key passes against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
Vs top six	27	9.63	9.59	19.22	59%
Vs top half	62	9.74	9.13	18.87	53%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Chicago Fire key passes per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	26	10.27	8.35	18.62	50%
Major League Soccer	2025	36	9.36	9.69	19.06	56%
Major League Soccer	2024	33	8.52	9.73	18.24	52%

Chicago Fire next three opponents: key passes per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their key passes for	Their key passes against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 7 Oct 00:30	Vancouver (home)	18.62	12.73	5.88	18.82	12.55	6.27
Sat 10 Oct 18:30	NYCFC (home)	17.41	8.52	8.89	16.15	7.15	9
Thu 15 Oct 00:30	Philadelphia (home)	18.74	11.63	7.11	19.07	10.43	8.64

Chicago Fire players with the most games of 1+ key passes 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	19	25	76%
2	Maren Haile-Selassie	midfielder	18	26	69%
3	Robin Lod	midfielder	14	24	58%
4	Jonathan Bamba	attacker	13	19	68%
5	Andrew Gutman	defender	13	21	62%

Chicago Fire players with the most games of 2+ key passes 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	15	25	60%
2	Maren Haile-Selassie	midfielder	12	26	46%
3	Anton Salétros	midfielder	8	21	38%
4	Jonathan Bamba	attacker	7	19	37%
5	Robin Lod	midfielder	7	24	29%

Chicago Fire players with the most games of 3+ key passes 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Maren Haile-Selassie	midfielder	10	26	38%
2	Philip Zinckernagel	attacker	8	25	32%
3	Anton Salétros	midfielder	4	21	19%
4	Robin Lod	midfielder	4	24	17%
5	Andrew Gutman	defender	2	21	10%

Vancouver key passes match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Key passes for	Key passes against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	DC United (H)	3-3	14	16	30	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-3	13	9	22	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	1-2	13	2	15	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	3-0	14	7	21	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	1-3	11	11	22	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (A)	0-3	15	5	20	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	5-0	14	4	18	-
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Houston (H)	0-1	11	6	17	-
17 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	0-2	14	4	18	-
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	LAFC (H)	1-1	10	1	11	-