Major League Soccer WON 3–1
Wed, Oct 7 · 02:30 · Soldier Field
Chicago Fire Home
VS
Vancouver Whitecaps Away
Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Chicago Fire or V. Whitecaps
Confidence Medium
Odds 1.28 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

History and Form Hint at Decisive Outcome

Vancouver arrives with a string of strong results and reliable scoring output on the road. Chicago has posted several wins lately while maintaining decent home attacking numbers. Past meetings between these sides produced just one draw in nine encounters. Both teams generate high goal tallies on average this season. Vancouver limits chances conceded better than most while Chicago pushes forward consistently at home. Their combined styles reduce the chance of a stalemate compared to typical league games. Recent trends reinforce why one side is expected to claim victory.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.1% win rate
Result
3–1 WON

Our pick “Chicago Fire or V. Whitecaps” at odds 1.28 won — final score 3–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Jonathan Bamba assist Anton Saletros 9'
  3. Philip Zinckernagel 19'
  4. Philip Zinckernagel Penalty missed 27'
  5. Thomas Müller ↓ Aleksa Cvetkovic 45'
  6. Mauricio Pineda ↓ Anton Saletros 45'
  7. Second half
  8. Philip Zinckernagel assist Maren Haile-Selassie 50'
  9. Jonathan Dean 55'
  10. Bruno Caicedo ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 57'
  11. Yadaly Diaby ↓ Cheikh Sabaly 58'
  12. Tate Johnson 61'
  13. Mathías Laborda assist Oliver Love Larraz 73'
  14. Sam Adekugbe ↓ Tate Johnson 73'
  15. Puso Dithejane ↓ Philip Zinckernagel 76'
  16. Robert Lewandowski ↓ Jonathan Bamba 76'
  17. Maren Haile-Selassie assist Robert Lewandowski 88'
  18. Rayan Elloumi ↓ Oliver Love Larraz 89'
  19. David Poreba ↓ Johan Arath Gomez 90+3'
League table position
# Team PWDLPts
2 INT Inter Miami 15 9 4 2 31
3 CHI Chicago Fire ▲ 14 8 2 4 26
4 NEW New England Revolution 14 8 1 5 25
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Chicago Fire LLWWW
L vs FC Cincinnati 2–3 May 3
L vs New York Red Bulls 1–3 May 9
W @ DC United 3–1 May 13
W @ CF Montreal 2–0 May 16
W vs Toronto FC 2–1 May 24
Vancouver Whitecaps WLWWD
W @ FC Dallas 3–2 May 14
L @ Houston Dynamo 0–1 May 17
W @ San Diego 4–2 May 24
W vs Cavalry FC 4–1 Jul 9
D @ Cavalry FC 1–1 Jul 14
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Chicago Fire
Scored 2.0 avg
2 1 3 2 2
Conceded 1.6 avg
3 3 1 0 1
Vancouver Whitecaps
Scored 2.4 avg
3 0 4 4 1
Conceded 1.4 avg
2 1 2 1 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Chicago Fire
1 Draws
5 Vancouver Whitecaps
Mar 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire
Aug 2023 Chicago Fire 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps
Jul 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire
Apr 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 Chicago Fire Vancouver Whitecaps
Jul 2020 Chicago Fire 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 9 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Chicago Fire 4-4-2
  • 44 J. Cohen G
  • 24 J. Dean D
  • 3 J. Elliott D
  • 4 M. Mbokazi D
  • 2 Leonardo Barroso D
  • 11 P. Zinckernagel M
  • 42 T. D'Avilla M
  • 6 A. Salétros M
  • 19 J. Bamba M
  • 7 M. Haile-Selassie F
  • 18 J. Gómez F
Bench S. Rogers, A. Gutman, J. Gal, P. Dithejane, A. Hanche-Olsen, R. Lewandowski, S. Oregel, M. Pineda, D. Poręba

G. Berhalter

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Y. Takaoka G
  • 70 Rui Modesto D
  • 2 M. Laborda D
  • 33 T. Blackmon D
  • 28 T. Johnson D
  • 8 O. Larraz M
  • 23 A. Cvetković M
  • 7 C. Sabaly M
  • 25 R. Gauld M
  • 11 E. Sabbi M
  • 24 B. White F
Bench I. Boehmer, Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez, Y. Diaby, N. Djordjevic, R. Elloumi, T. Müller, S. Ramíirez, S. Adekugbe, R. Veselinović

J. Sørensen

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Chicago Fire
  • OUT N. Allen International duty
  • OUT C. Brady International duty
  • OUT A. Franco Knee Injury
  • OUT R. Lod International duty
  • OUT A. Mekvabishvili International duty
  • OUT R. Turdean Inactive
  • DOUBT P. Dithejane International duty
  • DOUBT A. Saletros Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT N. Allen International duty
  • OUT C. Brady International duty
  • OUT A. Franco Knee Injury
  • OUT R. Lod International duty
  • OUT A. Mekvabishvili International duty
  • OUT R. Turdean Inactive
  • DOUBT P. Dithejane International duty
  • DOUBT A. Saletros Lower-Body Injury
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • OUT J. Badwal Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT M. Gherasimencov International duty
  • OUT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • OUT E. Ocampo International duty
  • OUT R. Priso International duty
  • DOUBT A. Cubas Rest
  • OUT J. Badwal Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT M. Gherasimencov International duty
  • OUT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • OUT E. Ocampo International duty
  • OUT R. Priso International duty
  • DOUBT A. Cubas Rest