Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire Prediction: Chicago Fire can mount a resistance

Orlando City will be going all out for a win when they take on Chicago Fire at the Exploria Stadium. They have dropped 6 points out of a possible 9 from their last 3 matches in a row after having 1 defeat and 2 draws.

Chicago Fire look to have found their feet again with two wins in a row in their last 2 matches. They will be hoping they can snatch a similar result against a struggling Orlando City SC team.

According to the latest ranking, Orlando City is 10th on the MLS table with 28 points, while Chicago Fire are currently 21st with 23 points.

Orlando City are certainly better than their current form and they will be looking to return to their very best in this game. They have been without a win in the last 3 games, where they recorded a defeat and back-to-back draws. And in their last 5 games they had 2 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws. They had back-to-back wins against New York Red Bulls and Colorado Rapids and then lost 3-1 to New England Revolution before playing back-to-back draws against Philadelphia Union and Seattle Sounders in their latest game.

Orlando City also have their home record to worry about as they have been quite average while playing on home soil this season. Of their 10 home games they had 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That is 12 points taken from a possible 30. In their 5 most recent games they had 2 wins and 3 draws., which means they are currently unbeaten in their last 5 home games. After 3 straight defeats, they recovered with a 2-0 win over LA Galaxy and then they held Atlanta United and New York City to a draw, before beating Colorado Rapids 2-0 and then playing a 2-2 draw against Philadelphia Union in their last home game.

Orlando City lacked enough firepower when they faced Seattle Sounders in their last match as both sides settled for a draw at full time. Stats shows Orlando City had more possession (56), more shots on target (3) and more corner kicks (7).

Team streak: no wins (3), first to score (6/8), more than 4.5 cards (4/5).

The Chicago Fire team have done well enough to turn their fortunes around with back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. Prior to that they lost 3 games in a row and were without a win for 5 matches in a row. Their latest resurgence were against Portland Timbers and most recently, Sporting Kansas City. They defeated both sides 2-1, 1-0 respectively. The remaining 3 of their last 5 games ended in a defeat. Those were against FC Cincinnati (1-0), Houston Dynamo (4-1) and Columbus Crew (2-1).

Chicago Fire have also been struggling away from home this season as they have only had 11 points from a possible 30 points. They played 10 matches away from home and had 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats in those games. Their 5 most recent away games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They played back-to-back draws against New England Revolution and Toronto FC, and then they lost to Cincinnati by a single goal before picking up back-to-back wins against Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.

The 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City was their most recent game and they were brilliant to hold on to the 1 goal advantage. The goal was scored in the 47th minute by Fabian Herbers and it was all they needed to claim all 3 points at the end of the game.

Team streak: less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

The head-to-head record shows that Orlando City and Chicago Fire have faced each other 18 times in the past. Chicago Fire won 7 games, while Orlando City SC won 5 and 6 games ended in a draw.

• Orlando City have not lost the last 3 meetings.
• Orlando City have not conceded in the last 3 meetings.
• Orlando City scored first in 6/7 meetings.

According to analysis, Orlando City SC have scored 25 goals and conceded 22 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.3 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 1.6 big chances per game and take a total of 11.9 shots per game with 4.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.9 corners per game and take up 50.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.2 goals per game.

According to analysis, Chicago Fire have scored 25 goals and conceded 28 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.3 goals per game and have a 13% conversion rate. They also create 1.6 big chances per game and take a total of 9.9 shots per game with 2.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 3.8 corners per game and take up 46.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.5 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.75 Odds
• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.6 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.80 Odds