FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire Predictions

Cincinnati went down 2-0 at home to high flying Atlanta United in midweek, while Chicago Fire recorded a 4-0 win at home to Dallas in their last MLS game.

All of the stats suggest that Cincinnati are in with a chance of taking something from this match and we’ve backed the hosts without a double chance bet and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1.

The head to head record between these two clubs suggests that Cincinnati enjoy playing against Chicago Fire as Sunday’s hosts have never lost against Chicago Fire in any of the pairs’ previous three encounters. Back in July Cincinnati won 2-1 at the home of Chicago Fire but under 2.5 goals were scored in two fo their pairs’ three meetings. Chicago Fire’s two previous trips to Cincinnati both ended in draws after ninety minutes, finishing goalless in 2017 with Cincinnati winning on penalties and ending 1-1 in February 2019.

The performances of both clubs over the last month or so suggest that at most two goals will be scored in Sunday’s match and provide the basis for our prediction of a 1-1 draw. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in Cincinnati’s last two matches as well as in two of Chicago Fire’s last four games.

The form of both clubs heading into Sunday’s clash lead us to believe that a draw is the most likely result between the pair this weekend as Chicago Fire are without a win in their last three away games and Cincinnati have only won one of their last five matches. The head to head record suggests that Cincinnati could claim all three points on Sunday and that’s why we’ve gone with the double chance bet instead of backing an outright draw but we believe the two teams will cancel each other out during the ninety minutes as they have done in two of their three meetings to date.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on Cincinnati will payout on Sunday and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Cincinnati have a good record against Chicago Fire and are yet to lose against Sunday’s guests, but the two previous meetings between the pair in Cincinnati have ended in draws with under 2.5 goals being scored which is why we’ve backed a final score of 1-1 this weekend.