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Major League Soccer
Oct 2, 2022 at 12.30am UK
Nippert Stadium
Chicago Fire

Cincinnati
2 - 3
Chicago Fire

Acosta (78'), Vazquez (89')
Hagglund (27'), Kubo (81')
Santos (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Duran (56', 75'), Gutierrez (59')
Pineda (68'), Czichos (90+4'), Navarro (90+9')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Seattle 1-1 Cincinnati
Wednesday, September 28 at 3am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Chicago Fire 2-3 Charlotte FC
Sunday, September 18 at 1am in Major League Soccer

We said: FC Cincinnati 2-0 Chicago Fire

With two games left to play before the end of the regular season, FC Cincinnati need one win to cement their place in the playoffs. They head into the weekend in solid form on home turf and we predict that they will make use of their home advantage to see off the floundering Chicago Fire side. Read more.

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 FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 53.83%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 23.65% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.89%) and 2-0 (8.34%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 1-2 (6.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.42%).

Result
FC CincinnatiDrawChicago Fire
53.83% (0.324 0.32) 22.51% (-0.137 -0.14) 23.65% (-0.196 -0.2)
Both teams to score 58.48% (0.22499999999999 0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.79% (0.407 0.41)41.2% (-0.415 -0.41)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.4% (0.414 0.41)63.59% (-0.421 -0.42)
FC Cincinnati Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.7% (0.25 0.25)15.3% (-0.257 -0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.98% (0.474 0.47)44.02% (-0.481 -0.48)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.05% (0.059000000000012 0.06)30.95% (-0.065999999999999 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.75% (0.07 0.07)67.25% (-0.076999999999998 -0.08)
Score Analysis
    FC Cincinnati 53.83%
    Chicago Fire 23.65%
    Draw 22.51%
FC CincinnatiDrawChicago Fire
2-1 @ 9.79% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.89% (-0.087000000000002 -0.09)
2-0 @ 8.34% (-0.0080000000000009 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.13% (0.06 0.06)
3-0 @ 5.22% (0.041 0.04)
3-2 @ 3.59% (0.042 0.04)
4-1 @ 2.88% (0.053 0.05)
4-0 @ 2.45% (0.041 0.04)
4-2 @ 1.69% (0.034 0.03)
5-1 @ 1.08% (0.03 0.03)
5-0 @ 0.92% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 53.83%
1-1 @ 10.42% (-0.08 -0.08)
2-2 @ 5.74% (0.015 0.01)
0-0 @ 4.73% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-3 @ 1.4% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 22.51%
1-2 @ 6.11% (-0.039 -0.04)
0-1 @ 5.55% (-0.095000000000001 -0.1)
0-2 @ 3.26% (-0.05 -0.05)
1-3 @ 2.39% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.24% (0.01 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.27% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 23.65%

How you voted: Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire

FC Cincinnati
60.0%
Draw
40.0%
Chicago Fire
0.0%
10
Head to Head
May 15, 2022 1am
Chicago Fire
1-2
Cincinnati
Duran (83')
Czichos (33' og.), Acosta (85')
Moreno (8'), Acosta (21')
Oct 21, 2021 12.30am
Cincinnati
3-4
Chicago Fire
Acosta (28'), Vazquez (36'), Blackett (90+1')
Bailey (30'), Gyau (48'), Cameron (80')
Beric (14', 17'), Medran (71'), Stojanovic (90+3')
Kappelhof (45+1'), Navarro (68'), Slonina (79')
Jun 24, 2021 1am
Sep 3, 2020 12.30am
Aug 26, 2020 12.30am
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1484235201528
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati138321610627
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls136522419523
4New York City FCNY City136251615120
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC136251413120
6Toronto136161619-319
7Columbus Crew124621612418
8DC United134542023-317
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia123542221114
10Nashville SCNashville123541619-314
11Orlando City123451420-613
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta123361615112
13CF MontrealMontreal123361626-1012
14Chicago Fire132471223-1110
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1374222111125
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd116321913621
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy135622521421
5Colorado RapidsColorado136342118321
6Austin FCAustin135441615119
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver125341814418
8Houston DynamoHouston125251112-117
9St Louis City123721817116
10Seattle SoundersSeattle133461516-113
11Portland TimbersPortland133462527-213
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
13Dallas113261216-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes133192232-1010


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