Chicago Fire vs Orlando City SC Prediction: Expect Goals from both sides

Chicago Fire and Orlando City were both knocked out of the Round 32 of the Leagues Cup and they will return back to continue the MLS campaign. Chicago Fire lost by a single goal against America, while Orlando City lost 3-1 against Inter Miami.

Chicago Fire and Orlando City SC faced each other last month and Orlando City won that game 3-1, with Chicago Fire ending the game with 10 men. According to the current ranking in the Eastern Conference, Orlando City are 5th with 37 points from 23 matches. They won 10 games, drew 7 and lost 6 matches. While Chicago Fire are 8th with 32 points from 23 matches. They won 8, drew 8 and lost 7 matches.

Chicago Fire crashed out of the Leagues Cup after losing 1-0 to America in the 32nd round. They played 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the Leagues Cup and now they will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways against Orlando City SC. In their last 5 matches they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They won back-to-back games against CF Montreal (3-0) and Toronto FC (1-0) prior to the Leagues Cup. Then they defeated Minnesota United in their first Leagues Cup match before playing a 1-1 draw against Puebla and losing on penalties. And in their last match they lost 1-0 to America to end their Leagues Cup campaign.

Chicago Fire will be looking for revenge on the visitors today as they lost the first leg away by 3 goals to 1. Xherdan Shqiri scored the only goal for Chicago Fire in the 66th minute and Arnaud Souquet picked up a red card in the 84th minute to force Chicago Fire to end the match with 10 men. Statistics showed both teams shared the possession as each side had 50% possession, and then Chicago Fire had 4 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Starting XI

Chris Brady, Robert Jonathan Dean Jr, Mauricio Pineda, Carlos Teran, Miguel Navarro, Ousmane Doumbia, Gaston Gimenez, Xherdan Shaqiri, Jairo Torres, Brian Gutierrez, Georgios Koutsias.

Orlando City suffered a similar fate as Chicago Fire in the Leagues Cup, as they also crashed out in the 32nd round against Inter Miami CF. Orlando City managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches. They lost 4-0 to Real Salt Lake, before beating Atlanta United 2-1. And in the Leagues Cup, they played a 1-1 draw against Houston Dynamo and won the game on penalties. Then they won Santos FC 3-2, before losing 3-1 to Inter Miami CF.

Orlando City SC will be hoping to do the double against Chicago Fire as they won the first match 3-1 back in July. Facundo Torres gave them the lead in the 38th minute and in the 55th minute he grabbed his brace before Ramiro Enrique scored the third goal in the 75th minute to seal the 3-1 win. According to statistics, Orlando City had 50% possession, 9 shots on target and 13 corner kicks.

Starting XI

Pedro Gallese, Rafael Santos, Robin Jansson, Antonio Carlos, Kyle Smith, Wilder Cartagena, Cesar Araujo, Ivan Angulo, Mauricio Pereryra, Facundo Torres, Duncan McGuire.

Chicago Fire and Orlando City SC have played 19 matches against each other. Chicago Fire won 7 matches, while Orlando City won 6 matches and 6 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis of Chicago Fire shows they have scored 31 goals and conceded 31 goals in 23 matches this season. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 14%. They take an average of 9.6 shots per game and 3.1 of those were on target. They also managed an average of 3.6 corners per game and retained 46.0% possession. They have conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and currently have 7 clean sheets.

Analysis of Orlando City SC shows they have scored 34 goals and conceded 28 goals in 23 matches this season. They scored an average of 1.5 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 12%. They take an average of 12.3 shots per game and 4.4 of those were on target. They also managed an average of 5.1 corners per game and retained 50.7% possession. They have conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game and currently have 7 clean sheets.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.87 Odds
• Home Win Either Half at 1.69 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.66 Odds