Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire pre-match info: Visitors in for a grim 90 minutes at Dr. DY Patil Stadium

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dr. DY Patil Stadium

Enjoying a 11 point lead in the league standings, Cincinnati club members hope to see their gladiators get max points from this match versus Chicago Fire.

Insights:
  • Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There have been little to rest for the team playing at home, as they were involved in a Major League Soccer fixture only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Seattle Sounders, so at least Cincinnati are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Cincinnati form and stats

Cincinnati have played 16 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). Cincinnati has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

The home team returns to Dr. DY Patil Stadium after drawing with Seattle Sounders on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Brenner has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Impressive! Midfield player Nwobodo got a match rating of 7.7 in that game, the max score being 10. Nwobodo dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Real Salt Lake and winning 2-1.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 11 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.

The Cincinnati manager Noonan has got the team scoring with 35 from 16 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chicago Fire form and stats

There's been little loot from Chicago Fire's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws.

Chicago might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Charlotte proved too strong as Chicago Fire slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Toyota Park. A huge disappointment for Chicago Fire in their last match (vs Charlotte). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat. Chicago Fire were so close to getting something from the game against Charlotte, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal six minutes into overtime. Navarro got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, top player of the team. Navarro had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Montreal Impact's place.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Chicago Fire playing away, we found 8 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 6 home wins.

Chicago have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Chicago Fire have conceded 29 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other already this season, with the match result Chicago Fire - Cincinnati 1-2 logged in the official records. Head to head data (for the prior nine meetings): Cincinnati won three games, four matches ended with a tie and Chicago Fire have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five.

Top Goalscorers

CincinnatiB. Vázquez Toledo
B. Vázquez Toledo
16 goals
CincinnatiB. Souza da Silva
B. Souza da Silva
15 goals
CincinnatiL. Acosta
L. Acosta
8 goals

Cincinnati missing players

Chicago Fire missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cincinnati Chicago Fire
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
11 6 2 Won W 0 3 9
13 6 0 Drew D 2 4 8
8 4 2 Lost L 2 9 15
57 35 6 Scored S 1 18 35
51 24 4 Conceded C 5 29 45
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 81% 78%
88% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 69% 62%
56% 62% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 56% 47%
41% 56% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 44% 34%
22% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 38% 25%
69% 69% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 44%
19% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 38%
16% 6% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 44% 41%
 
4.5 4.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.6 4.4
5.4 4.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.9 4.4
2.2 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
12.8 15.2 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 13.5 12.7
5.1 6.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 4.3 4.1
35% 32% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 26% 27%
 
13.6 12.1 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 20.2 14.1 12
4.8 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.1 4.2
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chicago Fire have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Philadelphia Union 32 18 10 4 68 22 16 11 5 0 45 9 16 7 5 4 23 13 46 64
2 Montreal Impact 32 18 5 9 59 49 16 8 3 5 29 21 16 10 2 4 30 28 10 59
3 New York RB 32 14 8 10 47 39 16 5 5 6 24 22 16 9 3 4 23 17 8 50
4 New York City 32 14 7 11 53 39 16 9 4 3 35 18 16 5 3 8 18 21 14 49
5 Cincinnati 32 11 13 8 57 51 16 6 6 4 35 24 16 5 7 4 22 27 6 46
6 Orlando City 31 13 6 12 40 46 16 8 0 8 24 27 15 5 6 4 16 19 -6 45
7 Columbus Crew 31 9 15 7 41 36 16 6 6 4 20 14 15 3 9 3 21 22 5 42
8 Inter Miami 31 12 6 13 41 52 15 9 3 3 29 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -11 42
9 Atlanta United 32 10 10 12 46 50 16 8 5 3 30 22 16 2 5 9 16 28 -4 40
10 New England 32 9 11 12 44 48 16 6 6 4 20 15 16 3 5 8 24 33 -4 38
11 Charlotte 31 12 2 17 38 48 15 9 0 6 22 14 16 3 2 11 16 34 -10 38
12 Chicago Fire 32 9 8 15 35 45 16 6 4 6 17 16 16 3 4 9 18 29 -10 35
13 Toronto 32 9 7 16 49 61 16 7 3 6 30 28 16 2 4 10 19 33 -12 34
14 DC United 32 7 6 19 34 65 16 4 4 8 20 29 16 3 2 11 14 36 -31 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Philadelphia Union 32 18 10 4 68 22 16 11 5 0 45 9 16 7 5 4 23 13 46 64
2 Montreal Impact 32 18 5 9 59 49 16 8 3 5 29 21 16 10 2 4 30 28 10 59
3 New York RB 32 14 8 10 47 39 16 5 5 6 24 22 16 9 3 4 23 17 8 50
4 New York City 32 14 7 11 53 39 16 9 4 3 35 18 16 5 3 8 18 21 14 49
5 Cincinnati 32 11 13 8 57 51 16 6 6 4 35 24 16 5 7 4 22 27 6 46
6 Orlando City 31 13 6 12 40 46 16 8 0 8 24 27 15 5 6 4 16 19 -6 45
7 Columbus Crew 31 9 15 7 41 36 16 6 6 4 20 14 15 3 9 3 21 22 5 42
8 Inter Miami 31 12 6 13 41 52 15 9 3 3 29 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -11 42
9 Atlanta United 32 10 10 12 46 50 16 8 5 3 30 22 16 2 5 9 16 28 -4 40
10 New England 32 9 11 12 44 48 16 6 6 4 20 15 16 3 5 8 24 33 -4 38
11 Charlotte 31 12 2 17 38 48 15 9 0 6 22 14 16 3 2 11 16 34 -10 38
12 Chicago Fire 32 9 8 15 35 45 16 6 4 6 17 16 16 3 4 9 18 29 -10 35
13 Toronto 32 9 7 16 49 61 16 7 3 6 30 28 16 2 4 10 19 33 -12 34
14 DC United 32 7 6 19 34 65 16 4 4 8 20 29 16 3 2 11 14 36 -31 27

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