Major League Soccer

Oct 3, 2024 at 12.30am UK

Bank of America Stadium

Charlotte FC
4 - 3
Chicago Fire

Swiderski (8', 8', 45+1', 45+1'), Urso (30', 30'), Abada (58', 58')
Abada (16'), Abada (16'), Smith (17'), Smith (17'), Swiderski (69'), Swiderski (69'), Kahlina (90+4'), Kahlina (90+4')

FT(HT: 6-2)

Herbers (25', 25'), Acosta (67', 67'), Barlow (90+3', 90+3')
Navarro (64'), Navarro (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Charlotte FC

All competitions

Last Game: Inter Miami 1-1 Charlotte FC
Sunday, September 29 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Chicago Fire

All competitions

Last Game: Chicago Fire 1-1 Toronto
Sunday, September 29 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Charlotte FC win with a probability of 47.77%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 27.44% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.41%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 0-1 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.75%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Charlotte FC would win this match.

Result
Charlotte FC	Draw	Chicago Fire
47.77% ( 0.3)	24.79% ( -0.05)	27.44% ( -0.24)

Both teams to score 54.62% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.94% (

0.07)

48.06% (

-0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.78% (

0.07)

70.22% (

-0.07)

Charlotte FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.83% (

0.16)

20.17% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.55% (

0.25)

52.45% (

-0.25)

Chicago Fire Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.42% (

-0.14)

31.58% (

0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.02% (

-0.16)

67.98% (

0.17)

Score Analysis

Charlotte FC 47.76%

Chicago Fire 27.44%

Draw 24.79%

Charlotte FC	Draw	Chicago Fire
1-0 @ 10.19% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.41% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 8.16% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 5.02% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 4.36% ( 0.05) 3-2 @ 2.89% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 2.01% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 1.74% ( 0.03) 4-2 @ 1.16% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.81% Total : 47.76%	1-1 @ 11.75% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 6.37% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.42% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.11% ( -0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.79%	0-1 @ 7.34% ( -0.05) 1-2 @ 6.77% ( -0.04) 0-2 @ 4.23% ( -0.05) 1-3 @ 2.6% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 2.08% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.63% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.78% Total : 27.44%