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- Chicago Fire have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Major League Soccer
- Toronto have the most conceded goals (31) in Major League Soccer
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Chicago Fire and Toronto.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Chicago Fire form and stats
Overall Major League Soccer stats at home this season for Chicago Fire are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Chicago, who played 2-2 against DC United. That match was also played at this venue (Soldier Field). Gastón Giménez (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.7/10. Giménez scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. A disappointing finish for Chicago in their match versus DC United as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Prior to that, an away loss at Nashville SC.Chicago have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Soldier Field with 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Chicago's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Toronto form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Toronto so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
Toronto's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus New York RB that finished 1-1. Chris Mavinga was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.41. The defender Mavinga won 5 of 7 duels. As mentioned above, Toronto drew the match against New York RB. Manager C. Armas brought on Ralph Priso to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Orlando City.Toronto have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Toronto's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 22 goals in 8 travels. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Chicago, three draws and seven wins for Toronto. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  L. Stojanović 3 goals |  I. Aliseda 3 goals |   J. Osorio 3 goals |
Chicago Fire missing players
Toronto missing players
| Chicago Fire | Toronto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 22 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 88% | 93% |
| 50% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 50% |
| 43% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 43% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 14% | 22% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 15.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 28% | 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 35% |
- Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chicago Fire have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Toronto have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Toronto have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Toronto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Toronto have the most conceded goals (22) away in Major League Soccer
- Toronto have the most conceded goals (31) in Major League Soccer
- Toronto have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Major League Soccer
- Toronto have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Major League Soccer
- Toronto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | New York City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | New York RB | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | DC United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Toronto | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 8 |