Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Chicago Fire welcomes Cincinnati

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Sun 14.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

Chicago Fire are welcoming Cincinnati for another important game after their 0-1 result against Sporting KC.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Chicago Fire form and stats

Chicago Fire have collected 19 points from their home games so far after 5-4-1.

Chicago Fire lost their last game at Sporting KC after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Atlanta United.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Chicago Fire as they have a new game in only four days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Columbus Crew are visiting.

Chicago Fire can score goals in their home matches. After 10 matches they have found the net 23 times. Chicago Fire have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Cincinnati form and stats

Cincinnati, who have the most conceded goals (44) in Major League Soccer, have only collected 4 points from their away games after 1-1-9 (11 played). nine defeats in a row for Cincinnati in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus New England.

Cincinnati are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Major League Soccer against Houston Dynamo. Prior to that match, the Cincinnati manager Y. Damet faced defeat when travelling to Minnesota United and losing 1-7.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Cincinnati played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 2 times.

The attacking power of Cincinnati when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored in 11 matches. Cincinnati are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Chicago Fire, 2 draws and 0 wins for Cincinnati. Over 2,5 goals: 0 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

C. Sapong
8 goals / 1 assists
N. Nikolić
6 goals
A. Katai
4 goals / 4 assists

Chicago Fire missing players

Cincinnati missing players

Chicago Fire Cincinnati
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
20 10 1 Played 1 11 19
5 5 0 Won 0 1 4
7 4 1 Drew 0 1 2
8 1 0 Lost 1 9 13
31 23 1 Scored 1 9 18
29 10 1 Conceded 5 31 44
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 90% 100% Over 1.5 100% 82% 89%
45% 40% 0% Over 2.5 100% 45% 47%
40% 40% 0% Over 3.5 100% 45% 32%
30% 40% 0% Over 4.5 100% 36% 26%
60% 70% 100% BTTS 100% 55% 47%
20% 30% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 9% 11%
25% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 36% 42%
 
4.1 4.5 1 Corners For (avg) 4 3.5 4.4
4.3 2.7 2 Corners Against (avg) 11 5.9 5.6
2 1.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 1.6 1.4
1 1 1 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Chicago Fire have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Chicago Fire have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cincinnati have scored away.
  • Chicago Fire have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Cincinnati have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cincinnati have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Chicago Fire
All US Open Cup Major League Soccer Carolina Challenge Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
12-06-19 UOC Saint Louis FC 2 - 1 Chicago Fire
23-06-19 MLS Chicago Fire 1 - 1 Real Salt Lake
29-06-19 MLS New York RB 3 - 1 Chicago Fire
04-07-19 MLS Chicago Fire 5 - 1 Atlanta United
07-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 0 Chicago Fire
14-07-19 MLS Chicago Fire 00:00 Cincinnati
18-07-19 MLS Chicago Fire 00:00 Columbus Crew
20-07-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 23:30 Chicago Fire
28-07-19 MLS Chicago Fire - DC United
04-08-19 MLS Houston Dynamo 01:00 Chicago Fire
Cincinnati
All US Open Cup Major League Soccer Carolina Challenge Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
12-06-19 UOC Cincinnati 1 - 1 Louisville City
20-06-19 UOC Saint Louis FC 1 - 0 Cincinnati
22-06-19 MLS Cincinnati 0 - 2 LA Galaxy
29-06-19 MLS Minnesota United 7 - 1 Cincinnati
06-07-19 MLS Cincinnati 3 - 2 Houston Dynamo
14-07-19 MLS Chicago Fire 00:00 Cincinnati
19-07-19 MLS Cincinnati 00:00 DC United
21-07-19 MLS Cincinnati 22:00 New England
28-07-19 MLS Toronto - Cincinnati
04-08-19 MLS Cincinnati - Vancouver Whitecaps

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Philadelphia Union 21 10 6 5 39 28 11 6 3 2 24 13 10 4 3 3 15 15 11 36
2 DC United 21 8 8 5 27 23 12 5 5 2 19 14 9 3 3 3 8 9 4 32
3 Atlanta United 19 9 3 7 27 23 10 6 3 1 17 8 9 3 0 6 10 15 4 30
4 Montreal Impact 21 9 3 9 26 34 9 5 1 3 10 11 12 4 2 6 16 23 -8 30
5 New York City 17 7 8 2 30 20 9 4 4 1 16 8 8 3 4 1 14 12 10 29
6 New York RB 19 8 4 7 33 27 10 6 1 3 20 11 9 2 3 4 13 16 6 28
7 New England 20 6 6 8 24 38 10 4 2 4 10 14 10 2 4 4 14 24 -14 24
8 Toronto 19 6 5 8 30 33 10 4 3 3 21 17 9 2 2 5 9 16 -3 23
9 Chicago Fire 20 5 7 8 31 29 10 5 4 1 23 10 10 0 3 7 8 19 2 22
10 Orlando City 19 6 4 9 27 27 9 3 1 5 15 17 10 3 3 4 12 10 0 22
11 Columbus Crew 20 5 2 13 17 30 12 4 2 6 12 16 8 1 0 7 5 14 -13 17
12 Cincinnati 19 4 2 13 18 44 8 3 1 4 9 13 11 1 1 9 9 31 -26 14

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