Chicago Fire from the Eastern Conference welcomes Seattle Sounders from the Western Conference this weekend to Soldier Field in game week 21 of the Major League Soccer. Kickoffs schedules for July 17 at 03:00 EAT.
Chicago Fire is still routed at the bottom of the table with 17 points, level with DC United. Their MLS campaign has been shifting from better to worse since 2019. Coming into this game, Chicago Fire has picked up six points from the last five games both home and away and they have Fire has fired blanks in eight games this season.
Chicago Fire will be hoping to make amends following 2-3 MLS losing efforts to Columbus Crew in their previous fixture. In that game, Chicago Fire managed 43% possession, 13 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Rafael Czichos (29′) and Chris Mueller (41′). Columbus Crew got nine shots with four of them on target and goals by Derrick Etienne (63′, 75′) and Juan Camilo Hernández (83′).
Meanwhile, Seattle Sounders occupy the eight spot with 26 points same as Seattle Portland Timbers in the ninth place. The visitor’s performance has been average this season, in their campaign they have managed eight wins against eight loses and two draws. However in their last five matches they have only one loss.
The Sounders FC will be looking to turn things around after 0-3 trashing at the hands of Portland Timbers in their previous match. In that game, Seattle Sounders FC managed 57% possession and 16 shots with three of them on target. Portland Timbers got 11 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Jarosław Niezgoda (24′), Santiago Moreno (82′) and Dairon Asprilla (85′).
Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders head to head
Seattle Sounders has an excellent record in the history of this fixture having won 11 times from the 18 meetings since 2009. Chicago Fire claims three wins while four matches ended all square.
- Chicago 2-1 Seattle 14/07/20
- Seattle 2-1 Chicago 01/03/20
- Chicago 2-4 Seattle 16/03/19
- Seattle 1-1 Chicago 24/06/18
- Chicago 4-1 Seattle 14/05/17
Home
- Chicago 2-3 Columbus
- San Jose 2-1 Chicago
- Chicago 1-0 Philadelphia
- Houston 2-0 Chicago
- Chicago 1-0 DC United
Away
- Seattle 0-3 Portland
- Toronto 0-2 Seattle
- Seattle 1-2 Montreal
- Seattle 3-0 Kansas City
- Seattle 1-1 Los Angeles
Chicago Fire team news
The duo of Kendall Burks and Wyatt Omsberg will be unavailable for the hosts as they recover from injuries.
Seattle Sounders team news
As for the visitors, João Paulo, Xavier Arreaga, Obed Vargas and Raúl Ruidíaz have been ruled out of this fixture through injuries.
Prediction and odds
We are backing an away win at the end of this tie. Chicago Fire lost four of their last six matches while Seattle sounders lost just two of their last fixtures beside the standings difference.
- Seattle Sounders Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
