Here's the complete lowdown on the Toronto - Chicago Fire fixture:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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.

Toronto form and stats

When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Toronto have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games. Toronto has recorded two wins in a row here at BMO Field, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Toronto's previous game was a Major League Soccer match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Cincinnati (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Jacob Shaffelburg got a match rating of 9.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Shaffelburg scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Before that, Toronto played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Colorado Rapids.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Toronto have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost five.

Toronto has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Toronto defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Chicago Fire form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chicago Fire so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-10 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Wicky, the Chicago manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

The Chicago goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Chicago go into this game after a win, the home game against New York City that ended 2-0. Midfielder Álvaro Medrán was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Medrán served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Nashville SC.

We have checked recent matches where Chicago Fire have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were zero victories, two draws and twelve defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Chicago's away league games. Only 6 goals from 12 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Chicago, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other already this season, with the final score Chicago Fire - Toronto 1-2 registered in the official records. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Toronto won seven games, three matches ended with a draw and Chicago Fire have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: ten / zero

Top Goalscorers

L. Stojanović 7 goals

J. Osorio 4 goals

R. Berič 4 goals

Toronto missing players

Chicago Fire missing players