Chicago Fire II prepare to contest Bethlehem Steel in this MLS Next Pro fixture. Everything you should learn about the fixture is found here!
- Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals (10) in MLS Next Pro
It's no vacation for neither Chicago Fire II nor Bethlehem Steel as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chicago Fire II form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Chicago Fire II's two home games in the MLS Next Pro so far this season, having collected 3 points here at SeatGeek Stadium.
The Chicago fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bethlehem Steel and win 1-0.
Ahead of that match, Chicago Fire II lost 0-1 at home to Columbus Crew II.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 Chicago Fire II have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Early season league goal statistics from Chicago Fire II's 2 home games: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.
Bethlehem Steel form and stats
Bethlehem Steel have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the MLS Next Pro were 0 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 2 fixtures.
Bethlehem are travelling again after losing away to Chicago Fire II in their previous match (0-1).
Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting New England II's place.We have checked recent matches where Bethlehem Steel have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bethlehem Steel has managed {1 goals} and let in 5 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - two - zero (Chicago Fire II wins - draws - Bethlehem Steel wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last two encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Leonard 1 goals | C. Ostrem 1 goals | M. Kidd 1 goals |
Chicago Fire II missing players
Bethlehem Steel missing players
| Chicago Fire II | Bethlehem Steel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 1.8 | 2.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 0.5 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 150% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
- Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals (10) in MLS Next Pro
- Bethlehem Steel have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in MLS Next Pro
- Bethlehem Steel have the the worst goal difference (-7) in MLS Next Pro
| Chicago Fire II | Last season | Bethlehem Steel | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 19 | 42 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Conceded | C | 23 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 46% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.2 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 15 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 11.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 6.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crown Legacy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Orlando City II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | New England II | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew II | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | New York City II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati II | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Inter Miami II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 9 | New York RB II | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 10 | Atlanta United II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 11 | Huntsville City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Toronto II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| 13 | Bethlehem Steel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Columbus Crew II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Inter Miami II | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 3 | New York City II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | New England II | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Toronto II | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Orlando City II | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 10 | Rochester Rhinos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
