Chicago Fire vs Saint Louis City Prediction: Chicago Fire are so overrated by the bookies

Chicago Fire’s 3-0 defeat against Nashville in the last round meant that they are now without a win in their last 2 matches. In this round they welcome Saint Louis City to the Soldier Field for the 12th match of the season. Saint Louis City did not play in the last round as their game with FC Dallas was postponed to a later date. Both teams are far apart on the MLS table as Saint Louis City are 4th with 19 points from 10 matches, while Chicago Fire are 25th with 11 points from 10 games. 

Chicago Fire (LDWLD)

Chicago Fire’s stats are looking really awful, which is a big reason why they need a win in this game. Their last five games had ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Their latest game was against Nashville SC away from home and they lost 3-0. Nashville SC opened the scoring in the 48th minute from the penalty spot and then scored two more in the 70th and 91st minute of the game. Hany Mukhtar was the star player of the match after bagging a hat trick. According to statistics, Chicago Fire had 49% possession, 3 shots on target, 2 corner kicks and 1 chance created.

Chicago Fire are 25th on the MLS ranking and 14th in the eastern conference ranking and they have 11 points from 14 matches. Their overall match records are 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats and their goal ratio is 13:16.

• Chicago Fire (Team streak): more than 2.5 goals (5/6).

Saint Louis City (LWDWL)

With Saint Louis’ game against FC Dallas postponed, this means Saint Louis’ are still chasing a win after suffering a defeat against Portland Timbers. Their record in their last 5 matches were: 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. Against Portland Timbers, they played out a 0-0 draw in the first half and in the 63rd minute Portland Timbers were awarded a penalty and Evander made no mistake as they slotted home from the spot. Saint Louis City fought their way back into the game and the equalizer came in the 79th minute through Celio Martins. But their hope of a win was short lived as Portland Timbers reclaimed the lead 3 minutes later through Yimmi Chara. The game ended 2-1 in favor of Portland Timbers. Statistics showed that Saint Louis City had more possession (52%), but lesser shots on target (1) and more corner kicks (2).

• Team Streak (Saint Louis City): without a clean sheet (6), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (5/6)

Head to Head

There is no head to head record between Chicago Fire and Saint Louis City.

Expert Analysis and Tips

Chicago Fire have scored 13 goals and conceded 16 in 10 games this season. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and had an 11% conversion rate. They created an average of 1.6 chances per game and played an average of 11.5 shots per game. They played an average of 3.0 shots on target per game and an average of 4.4 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.6 goals per game and they have kept 1 clean sheet.

Saint Louis City have scored 22 goals and conceded 12 in 10 games this season. They scored an average of 2.2 goals per game and had a 17% conversion rate. They created an average of 2.1 chances per game and played an average of 13.1 shots per game. They played an average of 5.2 shots on target per game and an average of 4.7 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.2 goals per game and they have kept 2 clean sheets.

Betting Tips:-

• Over 2 Goals at 1.74 Odds
• Goal 1 up to 27th Minute No at 1.88 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.66 Odds