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Friday’s MLS fixture list sees Chicago Fire up against Vancouver Whitecaps.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
Chicago Fire are hoping to win again after their last result, the 2-1 MLS success against Toronto FC.
In that game, Chicago Fire had 53% possession and 15 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Chicago Fire, goals were scored by Robin Lod (22') and Andrew Gutman (65'). At the other end, Toronto FC had 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Josh Sargent (34') was the scorer for Toronto FC.
Chicago Fire haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 matches.
They have claimed a sum of 11 during that period and have conceded a total of 10.
Vancouver Whitecaps go into this meeting after a 4-1 Canadian Championship win with the eclipse of Cavalry in their most recent outing.
For Vancouver Whitecaps, goals were scored by Thomas Müller (61'), Brian White (64') and Rayan Elloumi (75'). Adam Pearlman (2' Own goal) and Daan Klomp (45') scored for Cavalry.
Vancouver Whitecaps have attacked well in their most recent fixtures, scoring 13 goals in their last 6 matches. While their manager Jesper Sørensen will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Vancouver Whitecaps have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes. We will see if that trend will end up being sustained here.
Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 13/04/2019 shows that Chicago Fire have won 2 of these & Vancouver Whitecaps 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 7 of them for Men in Red and 8 netted by Caps. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.
The previous league game between these sides was MLS match day 8 on 23/03/2025 when it ended Vancouver Whitecaps 1-3 Chicago Fire.
On that day, Vancouver Whitecaps managed 57% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Daniel Ríos (14').
At the other end, Chicago Fire got 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Hugo Cuypers (1'), Philip Zinckernagel (62') and Rominigue Kouamé (94') scored.
The referee was Malik Badawi.
In our view, Men in Red may well go for a 4-3-3 system, beginning the first half with Chris Brady, Jonathan Dean, Jack Elliott, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Andrew Gutman, Mauricio Pineda, Anton Saletros, Maren Haile-Selassie, Philip Zinckernagel, Hugo Cuypers and Jonathan Bamba.
There’s a good chance that Caps might play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with Isaac Boehmer, Édier Ocampo, Tristan Blackmon, Mathías Laborda, Tate Johnson, Sebastian Berhalter, Jeevan Badwal, Kenji Cabrera, Thomas Müller, Aziel Jackson and Brian White.
Our thinking is that Chicago Fire are dangerous enough to breach the defence of this Vancouver Whitecaps side, although just one goal possibly won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.
Our selection here is for a narrow 1-2 win for Vancouver Whitecaps at the end of this one. Looking forward to this.
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, a win for Chicago Fire can be had for 2.65, backing a drawn result is 3.7 & taking a punt on the winning team to be Vancouver Whitecaps comes in at 2.25. Those are the best of the returns being offered at present.
Renata Leite, 02:02 13/07/2026
🏟️ Team Focus:
Chicago Fire
Formed: 1997
Stadium: Soldier Field (61,500)
Captain: Jack Elliott
Chairman: Joe Mansueto
Manager: Gregg Berhalter
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
| 2 |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
| 3 |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
| 4 |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
| 5 |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
| 6 |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
| 7 |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
| 8 |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
| 9 |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
| 10 |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
| 11 |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
| 12 |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
| 13 |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
| 14 |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
| 15 |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
| 16 |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
| 17 |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
| 18 |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
| 19 |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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Toronto FC |
| CF Montreal |
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Chicago Fire |
| D.C. United |
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Chicago Fire |
| Chicago Fire |
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New York Red Bulls |
| Chicago Fire |
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FC Cincinatti |
| Chicago Fire |
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St. Louis City |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Cavalry |
| San Diego FC |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Houston Dynamo |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| FC Dallas |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| San Jose Earthquakes |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Hugo Cuypers | 13 |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 5 |
| Maren Haile-Selassie | 3 |
| Robin Lod | 3 |
| Jonathan Bamba | 2 |
| Brian White | 11 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 7 |
| Thomas Müller | 5 |
| Mathías Laborda | 3 |
| Bruno Caicedo | 2 |
| Chicago Fire |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Inter Miami |
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Chicago Fire |
| New York City FC |
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Chicago Fire |
| Chicago Fire |
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Charlotte FC |
| Chicago Fire |
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Portland Timbers |
| Orlando City |
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Chicago Fire |
| New York Red Bulls |
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Chicago Fire |
| Seattle Sounders FC |
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Chicago Fire |
| Toronto FC |
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Chicago Fire |
| Chicago Fire |
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Inter Miami |
| Cavalry |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Chicago Fire |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| FC Cincinatti |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Minnesota United |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Los Angeles FC |
| Seattle Sounders FC |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Houston Dynamo |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |
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FC Dallas |
| Sporting Kansas City |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
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St. Louis City |
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