Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds - MLS 10 May 2025
Expert betting preview for Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United in MLS on May 10, 2025. Discover predictions, odds, and top betting tips for this Eastern Conference clash.
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The Chicago Fire's season is that of a series of missed chances. Sitting currently at 11th in the Eastern Conference, with 3 W-4 D-4 L, their recent form has been worrying: LDLLD. Their struggles at home have meant they have not been able to take full advantage of the comfort of familiarity, those last five matches at Soldier Field being DDDLD in outcome. Their last outing was a goalless stalemate against Orlando City, continuing their streak of six games without a win.
The behind-the-scenes activities have sparked a lot of excitement, with hype reaching a point where some reports suggest Chicago to be leading the chase to sign Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, who is looking at the MLS option over Saudi Arabia. The club then went after another big name, Thomas Müller, with Chicago engaged in the race for his signature. Elsewhere in club development, hometown defender Christopher Cupps etched his name into the records by becoming the club's youngest-starting player ever in the draw against Orlando City.
Statistically, 7 of Chicago's last 9 matches ended with both teams scoring, 7 saw less than 4.5 cards, and in 8 of those games, corner counts were under 10.5. Such sets of tendencies denote closely matched affairs with a few cards and corner opportunities for the teams to begin with.
📝 Chicago Fire Lineup
🔖 Expected Lineup: Brady, Cupps, Dean, Pineda, Gutman, Elliott, Gutiérrez, Oregel, Cuypers, Bamba, Zinckernagel
💊 Out: Kellyn Acosta, C. Traoré, Leonardo Barroso, D. Poreba, Chase Gasper, C. Mueller
👤Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
✈️ Atlanta United: Tactical Tweaks Amidst Goal Drought
Atlanta United now occupies the 13th position in the Eastern Conference with 2 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses. The teams are transferring their recent form onto Chicago, whose numbers speak a DLLLD story. Away from the home ground, this team has been susceptible in the last four road games: LDLL. Their most recent result was a 1-1 draw away at Nashville SC, nicking a 20th-minute goal from Almirón to negate a 363 minute-long spell without scoring a goal.
Ronny Deila has been trying to shuffle his team in recent weeks, notably by switching Almirón to attacking midfield and moving Saba Lobjanidze over to the right wing. Despite the work producing an early goal against Nashville, the side could not really build on that during the rest of the first 30 minutes. Looking at the defense, Atlanta has conceded a goal in each of their last 8 matches, for a continuing defensive frailty.
📝 Atlanta United Lineup
🔖 Expected Lineup: Guzan, Pedro Amador, Williams, Lennon, Abram, Fortune, Miranchuk, Klich, Latte Lath, Almirón, Lobjanidze
💊 Out: S. Gregersen, T. Muyumba, E. Latte Lat
👤Head coach: Ronny Deila
🤝 Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United Head-to-Head
In their recent 10 matches, Atlanta United has a slight edge, winning 4 times against Chicago's 3 wins, with the remaining 3 matches ending as draws. The last match was held on 28 April 2024 and ended in a goalless draw. Atlanta has particularly excelled against Chicago in recent times, remaining undefeated in 6 matches; furthermore, 6 of the last 8 clashes have yielded over 2.5 goals.
History of Head-to-Heads
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📉 Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United Betting Trend
- Chicago is Winless in the last 6 matches.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Chicago’s last 9 matches.
- Under 4.5 cards were shown in 7 of Chicago's last 9 matches.
- There were Under 10.5 corners in 8 of Chicago's last 9 matches.
- Atlanta United recorded no wins in their last 5 matches.
- Atlanta conceded in each of their last 8 matches.
- Under 4.5 cards were shown in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 matches.
- There were Under 10.5 corners in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 matches.
- Atlanta is unbeaten in the last 6 meetings against Chicago Fire.
- Over 2.5 goals in 6 of last 8 encounters between both clubs.
🎯 Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United Match Prediction
Both teams, Chicago Fire and Atlanta United, come into this point in the season desperately looking to grab momentum. Chicago has been winless for the last six games, while Atlanta, on the one hand, has not won any of the last five. Also, the team is working against itself by leaking goals. The statistical parameters suggest that there is a very high probability both sides shall score in the match, especially for Atlanta conceding in eight consecutive matches. On the other hand, recent fixture trends and those of head-to-head encounters are indicating higher goal tallies but lower tallies for cards and corners. While no one has been really consistent going forward, the tactical changes from both sides could well open up the defenses.
Below are my betting tips for this match:-
🏅 My prediction for the match is Both Teams to Score - Yes with a coefficient of 1.50 odds on Betway
🏅 My bet tip for the match is Over 3 goals with a coefficient of 1.75 odds on 1xbet
🏅 My main bet tip for the match is Under 10 corners with a coefficient of 1.83 odds on Bet365
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