Their upcoming US Open Cup fixture will see Minnesota United facing off with Chicago Fire on Wednesday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Minnesota United v Chicago Fire - as well as the best betting odds.
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Minnesota United
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Minnesota United will be looking for another win after the 1-2 MLS triumph against FC Dallas.
In that game, Minnesota United had 47% possession and 16 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Minnesota United, the goals were scored by Carlos Harvey (35') and Anthony Markanich (58'). On the other side, FC Dallas had 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. Logan Farrington (73') was the scorer for FC Dallas.
Matches with Minnesota United have proved to be engaging ones lately with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past half dozen clashes, the sum of 21 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 11 of them being chalked up by Minnesota United. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, however.
Chicago Fire
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Chicago Fire go into this match following on from a 3-2 MLS win with the defeat of Charlotte FC in their most recent match.
In that game, Chicago Fire managed 56% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Chicago Fire, the goals were scored by Philip Zinckernagel (23'), Brian Gutiérrez (25') and Hugo Cuypers (33'). At the other end, Charlotte FC had 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Biel (56') and Idan Toklomati (59') scored for Charlotte FC.
The stats don’t lie, and Chicago Fire have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals in all. At the back, Chicago Fire just haven’t been too solid at all.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes going back to 27/08/2017 shows that Minnesota United have won 3 of these and Chicago Fire 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
A sum of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 10 of them from Loons and 8 being from Men in Red. That is an average goals per game value of 3.
The previous league match featuring the two was MLS match day 10 on 09/04/2023 when it ended Chicago Fire 2-1 Minnesota United.
In that match, Chicago Fire had 52% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Kei Kamara (24', 36').
For their opponents, Minnesota United had 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Kervin Arriaga (57') scored.
The match was refereed by Timothy Ford.
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Team News: Minnesota United
The Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of coming into this match with a fully injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Chicago Fire
Due to a completely injury-free squad to choose from, the Chicago Fire boss Gregg Berhalter doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this match.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Minnesota United are likely to dominate possession and create several successful chances.
At the other end, Chicago Fire may well find it hard getting goals although we do see them getting the chances to score, too.
We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 3-1 margin for Minnesota United at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 minute result market, a victory for Minnesota United can be had for 1.83, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.7 & taking a punt on a win for Chicago Fire can get you 3.7. Those are the most competitive prices being offered at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
12:01 05/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Minnesota United
Formed: 2015
Stadium: Allianz Field (19,400)
Captain: Michael Boxall
Chairman: Bill McGuire
Manager: Eric Ramsay
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference), US Open Cup (Quarter-finals)