Toronto FC are back for some league action this week as they prepare to face Chicago Fire at the BMO Field. Toronto are unsatisfied with their recent results and will hope to snatch a win. They have failed to win any of their last 3 games and they ended their last game as a draw against DC United away from home. Chicago Fire have also not been in great form for some time, but they got a shocking win over LA Galaxy in their last game.
Toronto and Chicago Fire are very interested in getting a win in this game.
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Toronto FC had 2 brilliant performances back in May when they trashed Montreal 5-1 in the MLS and Saint-Laurent 8-1 in the Canadian Championship 2 days after. However, it's been tough for Toronto since then as they have failed to win their last 3 games in a row. They had back-to-back draws and then a defeat in those 3 games.
Toronto played their last game against DC United and the game ended 2-2. Toronto got off to a bright start and had 2 goals in the 2nd and 33rd minutes from Derrick Etienne Junior and Federico Bernardeschi. And in the 79th minute, they conceded and in the 87th minute, Federico Bernardeschi was sent off and Toronto had to play with 10 men. And finally, DC United got the equalizer from the penalty spot in the 90+5 minute.
According to reports, Toronto's game by numbers was:- 42% possession, 2 big chances, 6 goalkeeper saves, 4 corners and 3 shots on target.
Currently Toronto is ranked 6th on the Eastern Conference table with 24 points in 17 games.
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire had such a good game against the LA Galaxy and they got a win in the end. But their situation is far from safe despite the win. Prior to the game against LA Galaxy, they had 2 losses and 2 defeats in 4 games. Even worse, Chicago Fire went without a win in 9 straight games before the win over LA Galaxy last week.
Chicago Fire beat LA Galaxy 2-1 last time out to end a terrible 9-match winless run. LA Galaxy were awarded a penalty in the 7th minute and they got the lead afterwards. Chicago Fire responded with the equalizer in the 32nd minute through Hugo Cuypers and in the 61st minute, Brian Gutierrez put Chicago's lead. Chicago Fire held onto the win until the very end to claim all 3 points.
According to the reports, Chicago Fire's game by numbers was:- 36% possession, 2 big chances, 2 corner kicks and 4 shots on target.
Chicago Fire is ranked 14th on the Eastern Conference table with 15 points from 17 games.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between Chicago Fire and Toronto, Toronto recorded 12 wins, Chicago Fire recorded 4 wins and they drew 4 games.
Analysis and Predictions
Toronto FC are definitely going to be desperate to win against Chicago Fire. They have been in shocking form and Chicago Fire seems like a good team to build their confidence. Chicago Fire won their last game but their performance wasn't exciting. They are still very far from a decent team and they will succumb to another defeat against Toronto.
Match Facts:-
Chicago Fire are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings
Chicago Fire did not concede in the last 3 meetings
4/5 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals
7/9 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards
4/5 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners
- 3 Way Total Toronto Over 1 Goal at 1.81 Odds
- Toronto to Win at 1.84 Odds
- Federico Bernardeschi to Score at 2.75 Odds
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