Major League Soccer: Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Chicago Fire FC welcome Orlando City at Soldier Field in round 32 of the Major League Soccer campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake this coming Thursday.

Chicago Fire FC approach round 32 as number 4 in the Major League Soccer table with 48 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Orlando City have amassed 41 points, placing them as number 7 in the standings.

Form: Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City

Chicago Fire FC Form

Chicago Fire FC have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against New York City FC. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Philadelphia Union, before handing over another win to New England Revolution in a 1-0 defeat. Chicago Fire FC won three of their previous six matches at Soldier Field in the Major League Soccer. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to nine against.

Orlando City Form

In their last three matches, Orlando City beat Columbus Crew 3-2, drew 3-3 with Toronto FC and beat DC United by 4-1. Orlando City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 19 time and letting in 15.

Betting stats and facts for Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City

Maren Haile-Selassie has three strikes in six Major League Soccer matches for Chicago Fire FC, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Orlando City. The visitors are looking to Antoine Griezmann, who has provided his team with five Major League Soccer goals.

Betting markets: Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City

Full-time result

Chicago Fire FC claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Orlando City won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Chicago Fire FC have beaten Orlando City in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chicago Fire FC scored first in six of their last ten home games. Orlando City scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 10 consecutive home games Chicago Fire FC played. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Orlando City played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Chicago Fire FC managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Orlando City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Chicago Fire FC and Orlando City.

Total goals

Chicago Fire FC saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Orlando City, who managed to hit the net 2.6 times on average in these games. In the last sevenMajor League Soccer outings for Orlando City there were over 4.5 goals.