Chicago Fire and Houston Dynamo are meeting for the very first time this season as the MLS campaign continues. Chicago Fire are anxious after failing to win in their last 2 league games while Houston Dynamo have found their groove, as they won their last 3 league games. Both clubs clash at the Soldier Field.
Chicago Fire's last 5 league results were: LLWDL and Houston Dynamo's last 5 results were: DLWWW.
And according to the table, Houston Dynamo are 5th on the Western Conference table with 10 points in 5 matches, while Chicago Fire are 12th on the Eastern Conference table with 5 points in 6 matches.
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Chicago Fire have had just 1 good game since the start of the season, and with the league progressing quickly, they might struggle to catch up with the clubs at the top end of the table soon enough. They won 1 game, lost 3 and drew 2 matches in all 6 matches this season.
Chicago Fire's last league game was against Atlanta United away from home and they lost 3-0. They were a goal down in the first half and then down by 2 goals by the 64th minute. And after Carlos Teran was sent off for Chicago Fire in the 84th minute, they conceded the third goal 11 minutes later. Hence the game ended in a 3-0 defeat for Chicago Fire. According to the stats, Chicago Fire had 49% possession, 3 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also had 3 big chances and missed all 3.
Chicago Fire are nowhere near finding their feet and the odds are against them in the upcoming game against Houston Dynamo.
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo are favorites to get the win in the upcoming game against Chicago Fire. Another win will extend their win streak to 4 games in a row. They have played 5 games so far, they won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.
Houston Dynamo's last game was against San Jose Earthquakes and they won the game 2-1. The Earthquakes got an early goal in the opening minute and by the 34th minute, they had a player sent off. Houston Dynamo pressed on the advantage and it finally paid off with 2 goals in the 81st and 85th minutes. Sebastian Ferreira and Franco Escobar were the goalscorers for Houston Dynamo. According to stats, Houston Dynamo had 81% possession, 8 shots on target and 10 corner kicks throughout the game.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Houston Dynamo won 8 matches while Chicago Fire won 5 and they drew 7 matches.
Analysis and Predictions
With Chicago Fire still struggling to find their bearing, most of the attention turns to Houston Dynamo who have been doing very well lately. Houston Dynamo are looking confident ahead of this game and it would be a surprise so see them throw away this opportunity.
- Houston Dynamo to Score Over 1 Goal at 1.77 Odds
- Houston Dynamo to Score Over 1 Goal at 1.93 Odds
- Both Teams to Score at 1.75 Odds
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