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Charlotte FC
Major League Soccer
May 18, 2025 at 12.30am UK
Bank of America Stadium
Chicago Fire

Charlotte FC
1 - 4
Chicago Fire

Agyemang (70', 70')
Westwood (77'), Westwood (77'), Biel (90+6'), Biel (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Bamba (42', 42'), Gutierrez (60', 60', 79' pen., 79' pen.), Zinckernagel (63', 63')
Rogers (8'), Rogers (8'), Pineda (24'), Pineda (24')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's MLS Playoffs clash between Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Charlotte FC

All competitions
Major League Soccer
Last Game: Orlando City 3-1 Charlotte FC
Thursday, May 15 at 12.30am in MLS Playoffs

Chicago Fire

All competitions
Last Game: Chicago Fire 2-1 Atlanta
Saturday, May 10 at 7.30pm in Major League Soccer

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 54.46%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 22.59%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 2-0 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a Chicago Fire win it was 0-1 (5.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.

Result
Charlotte FCDrawChicago Fire
54.46% (-1.44 -1.44)22.95% (0.414 0.41)22.59% (1.026 1.03)
Both teams to score 55.65% (0.033000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.67% (-0.629 -0.63)44.33% (0.628 0.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.3% (-0.611 -0.61)66.7% (0.611 0.61)
Charlotte FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.81% (-0.71299999999999 -0.71)16.19% (0.714 0.71)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.34% (-1.314 -1.31)45.66% (1.314 1.31)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.4% (0.599 0.6)33.6% (-0.6 -0.6)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.76% (0.649 0.65)70.24% (-0.649 -0.65)
Score Analysis
    Charlotte FC 54.46%
    Chicago Fire 22.59%
    Draw 22.95%
Charlotte FCDrawChicago Fire
1-0 @ 9.9% (0.029 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.84% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
2-0 @ 9.02% (-0.196 -0.2)
3-1 @ 5.97% (-0.179 -0.18)
3-0 @ 5.47% (-0.257 -0.26)
3-2 @ 3.26% (-0.044 -0.04)
4-1 @ 2.72% (-0.151 -0.15)
4-0 @ 2.49% (-0.181 -0.18)
4-2 @ 1.48% (-0.057 -0.06)
5-1 @ 0.99% (-0.081 -0.08)
5-0 @ 0.91% (-0.091 -0.09)
Other @ 2.42%
Total : 54.46%
1-1 @ 10.8% (0.21 0.21)
0-0 @ 5.44% (0.146 0.15)
2-2 @ 5.36% (0.059 0.06)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 22.95%
0-1 @ 5.93% (0.254 0.25)
1-2 @ 5.89% (0.205 0.21)
0-2 @ 3.24% (0.189 0.19)
1-3 @ 2.14% (0.109 0.11)
2-3 @ 1.95% (0.053 0.05)
0-3 @ 1.18% (0.086 0.09)
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 22.59%

How you voted: Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire

Charlotte FC
57.1%
Draw
28.6%
Chicago Fire
14.3%
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Head to Head
Oct 3, 2024 12.30am
Charlotte FC
4-3
Chicago Fire
Swiderski (8', 45+1'), Urso (30'), Abada (58')
Abada (16'), Smith (17'), Swiderski (69'), Kahlina (90+4')
Herbers (25'), Acosta (67'), Barlow (90+3')
Navarro (64')
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May 16, 2024 1.30am
Chicago Fire
0-1
Charlotte FC

Teran (34'), Czichos (50')
Westwood (60')
Agyemang (64'), Dejaegere (73')
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Oct 8, 2023 1.30am
Chicago Fire
0-2
Charlotte FC

Gimenez (61'), Teran (80')
Westwood (23'), Swiderski (58' pen.)
Jones (90+3'), Jozwiak (90+6')
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May 18, 2023 12.30am
Charlotte FC
2-1
Chicago Fire
Cambridge (68', 81')
Malanda (45+1'), Kahlina (55'), Swiderski (80'), Jones (87'), Sobocinski (88')
Przybylko (29')
Gimenez (20'), Gutierrez (39'), Torres (72'), Koutsias (90+1')
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Sep 18, 2022 1am
Chicago Fire
2-3
Charlotte FC
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1Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia1483324121227
2Columbus Crew147522218426
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati158252121026
4Inter MiamiInter Miami137332619724
5New York City FCNY City157352017324
6Nashville SCNashville146442417722
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC147162218422
8Chicago Fire156452828022
9Orlando City145632518721
10New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146352115621
11New England RevolutionNew England136341510521
12DC United144461526-1116
13Toronto143471619-313
14Atlanta UnitedAtlanta153481727-1013
15CF MontrealMontreal141310725-186

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1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver1384124101428
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd1484225131228
3Portland TimbersPortland136432320322
4Seattle SoundersSeattle145542318520
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles135442120119
6Colorado RapidsColorado135441618-219
7San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes145272722517
8Dallas144551522-717
9Austin FCAustin14527817-917
10St Louis City143471118-713
11Houston DynamoHouston143471422-813
12Real Salt LakeSalt Lake144191321-813
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas133281923-411
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy131481229-177
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