Chicago Fire hosts LA Galaxy at the Soldier Field for another round of MLS games. Chicago Fire have been in very poor form for sometime, and particularly they have not win in their last 5 league games. And LA Galaxy are entering this game as favorites to win. Their recent results are implying that LA Galaxy are back at their best again. LA Galaxy are on a 2-match win streak and another win against Chicago Fire would be a sensational for the team.
According to the league table, Chicago Fire is in 14th place on the Eastern Conference table, having 12 points. While LA Galaxy is 2nd on the Western Conference, having 28 points.
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Chicago Fire have been struggling this season and their results have been suffering tremendously. Recent results for Chicago Fire shows they have not won a single game in the last 9 league games. Their last win was against Houston Dynamo, back in April. And in the last 5 games, Chicago Fire had 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Chicago Fire were up against Orlando City in their last game and the game ended as a stalemate between both clubs. Chicago Fire were trailing by a single goal in just 4 minutes and they got the equalizer in the 70th minute. The game stayed that way and eventually ended as 1-1 draw between both clubs. According to stats, Chicago Fire had 49% possession, 4 big chances created, 6 corner kicks and 3 shots on target.
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy have a huge opportunity to extend their win streak to 3-in-3. They've had a quick turnaround in the last couple of weeks with back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. LA Galaxy had 2 wins and 3 draws in their last 5 games.
LA Galaxy had played such a good game last week against FC Dallas at home, and the result was a 3-1 win for LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic got the first goal in the 4th minute and Dallas equalized in the 22’ minutes. In the 34th minute, Gabriel Pec missed a penalty to put Galaxy further ahead, but Dejan Joveljic buried a second penalty in the 66’ minute to put Galaxy back in the lead. Finally Riqui Puig also grabbed a late goal to end the game 4-1. According to stats, LA Galaxy had 58% possession, 6 big chances, 6 corner kicks and 11 shots in target.
Head to Head
LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire have played 19 games against each other in the past. LA Galaxy had 10 wins, Chicago Fire had 3 wins and 6 games ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Every metric points to a win for LA Galaxy and the reasons are justifiable. LA Galaxy are currently in very fine form and they are playing confidently at the moment. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Chicago Fire team.
Match Facts:-
LA Galaxy are unbeaten in the last 14 meetings
8/10 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards
- 3 Way Total LA Galaxy Over 1 Goal at 1.98 Odds
- Riqui Puig to Score Anytime at 3.65 Odds
- Over 10 Corners at 1.83 Odds