Major League Soccer

Mar 23, 2025 at 2.30am UK

BC Place Stadium

Vancouver
1 - 3
Chicago Fire

Rios (14', 14')
Singh Badwal (71'), Singh Badwal (71')

FT(HT: 2-2)

Cuypers (1', 1'), Zinckernagel (62', 62'), Kouame (90+4', 90+4')
Gutman (43'), Gutman (43'), Elliott (69'), Elliott (69')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's MLS Playoffs clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps

All competitions

MLS Playoffs

Last Game: Dallas 0-1 Vancouver
Sunday, March 16 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Chicago Fire

All competitions

Last Game: Toronto 1-2 Chicago Fire
Saturday, March 15 at 6.30pm 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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 58.82%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 19.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.3%) and 2-0 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.95%), while for a Chicago Fire win it was 1-2 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.

Result
Vancouver Whitecaps	Draw	Chicago Fire
58.82% ( -0.01)	21.38% ( 0)	19.8% ( 0)

Both teams to score 56.77% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.14% (

-0.02)

40.85% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.75% (

-0.02)

63.24% (

0.02)

Vancouver Whitecaps Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.4% (

-0.01)

13.59% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.28% (

-0.02)

40.71% (

0.02)

Chicago Fire Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.7% (

-0.01)

34.29% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29% (

-0.01)

70.99% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Vancouver Whitecaps 58.82%

Chicago Fire 19.8%

Draw 21.38%

Vancouver Whitecaps	Draw	Chicago Fire
2-1 @ 9.93% 1-0 @ 9.3% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 9.28% ( 0) 3-1 @ 6.61% ( -0) 3-0 @ 6.18% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.54% ( -0) 4-1 @ 3.3% ( -0) 4-0 @ 3.08% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.77% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.32% ( -0) 5-0 @ 1.23% ( -0) Other @ 3.29% Total : 58.82%	1-1 @ 9.95% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.32% ( -0) 0-0 @ 4.66% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.26% ( -0) Other @ 0.18% Total : 21.38%	1-2 @ 5.33% ( 0) 0-1 @ 4.99% ( 0) 0-2 @ 2.67% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.9% 2-3 @ 1.9% ( -0) 0-3 @ 0.95% Other @ 2.07% Total : 19.8%