Major League Soccer

Aug 21, 2023 at 1.30am UK

Soldier Field

Chicago Fire
1 - 3
Orlando City

Koutsias (25+25'), Pineda (47', 47')
Gimenez (59'), Gimenez (59'), Doumbia (71'), Doumbia (71'), Shaqiri (74'), Shaqiri (74'), Pineda (76'), Pineda (77')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Cartagena (50', 50'), Angulo (54', 54'), Torres (68' pen., 68' pen.)
Schlegel (34'), Schlegel (34'), Torres (55'), Torres (55')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Major League Soccer clash between Chicago Fire and Orlando City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Chicago Fire

All competitions

Last Game: Chicago Fire 1-0 Toronto
Sunday, July 16 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Orlando City

All competitions

Last Game: Atlanta 1-2 Orlando City
Sunday, July 16 at 12.30am 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 Chicago Fire win with a probability of 46.04%. A win for Orlando City had a probability of 28.31% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.19%) and 2-0 (8.18%). The likeliest Orlando City win was 0-1 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
Chicago Fire	Draw	Orlando City
46.04% ( 0.06)	25.65% ( 0.02)	28.31% ( -0.07)

Both teams to score 52.54% (

-0.1)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.92% (

-0.11)

51.08% (

0.11)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.07% (

-0.09)

72.93% (

0.09)

Chicago Fire Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.83% (

-0.02)

22.17% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.44% (

-0.03)

55.56% (

0.03)

Orlando City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.5% (

-0.11)

32.5% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.98% (

-0.12)

69.02% (

0.13)

Score Analysis

Chicago Fire 46.04%

Orlando City 28.31%

Draw 25.64%

Chicago Fire	Draw	Orlando City
1-0 @ 10.85% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 9.19% ( 0) 2-0 @ 8.18% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 4.62% ( -0) 3-0 @ 4.11% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.59% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.74% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.55% ( 0) 4-2 @ 0.98% ( -0) Other @ 2.25% Total : 46.04%	1-1 @ 12.19% 0-0 @ 7.2% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 5.17% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 0.97% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.64%	0-1 @ 8.1% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 6.86% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 4.55% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 2.57% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.94% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.71% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.6% Total : 28.31%