📊 Form Guide

Chicago Fire

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Chicago Fire will be hoping to bounce back here after a 3-0 MLS loss in their previous game against Atlanta United.

In that game, Chicago Fire managed 49% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. Atlanta United got 21 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Giorgos Giakoumakis (45') and Jamal Thiaré (64', 95') scored for Atlanta United.

At least three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Chicago Fire have played. Opposition teams scored 13 times in this period while Chicago Fire bagged a total of 9. That being said, we’ll just have to find out if that trend shall be replicated in this next game.

Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo come into this meeting following on from a 2-1 MLS win vs San Jose Earthquakes in their previous fixture.

In that match, Houston Dynamo had 81% possession and 15 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Houston Dynamo, the goalscorers were Sebastián Ferreira (81') and Franco Escobar (84'). San Jose Earthquakes got 2 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Bruno Wilson (1') scored for San Jose Earthquakes.

Ben Olsen's Houston Dynamo have fired home a total of 6 times in the course of their latest sextet of matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 22/10/2017 shows us that Chicago Fire have won 2 of these games and Houston Dynamo 4, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.

A total of 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Men in Red and 12 for Orange Crush. The average goals per game has been 3.33.

📰 Team News: Chicago Fire

The Chicago Fire manager Frank Klopas will be grateful not to have any fitness worries at all ahead of this clash thanks to a completely injury-free squad available to select from. Carlos Terán cannot play in this game through suspension.

It seems likely that Men in Red will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 system in the match with Chris Brady, Allan Arigoni, Tobias Salquist, Rafael Czichos, Jonathan Dean, Kellyn Acosta, Gastón Giménez, Maren Haile-Selassie, Fabian Herbers, Brian Gutierrez and Hugo Cuypers.

📋 Team News: Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo manager Ben Olsen has a number of players out of action. Héctor Herrera (Knee injury) and Nelson Quiñónes (Knee injury) miss out here.

We’re of the thinking that Orange Crush will likely play in a 4-3-3 system, choosing Steve Clark, Griffin Dorsey, Ethan Bartlow, Micael, Franco Escobar, Jan Gregus, Artur, Brooklyn Raines, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Gabriel Segal and Ibrahim Aliyu.

💭 Prediction

Our assessment is that Houston Dynamo are capable enough to put a goal past this Chicago Fire outfit, but it is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.

We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 winning margin for Chicago Fire by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:04 07/04/2024