Major League Soccer WON 1–2
Thu, Aug 20 · 01:30 · Exploria Stadium
Orlando City SC Home
VS
Chicago Fire Away
Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Orlando City or Chicago Fire
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.25 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate76%
This price needs80%
Expert analysis

Recent Form Suggests Draw Unlikely for Orlando and Chicago

Chicago Fire enter with a stronger recent record that includes more victories and fewer scoreless outings than Orlando City. Both sides post solid goal tallies overall, with Chicago averaging two goals scored per match and Orlando conceding nearly as many at home. Head to head meetings show Chicago winning just twice in the last ten but Orlando taking five, leaving only three draws in that span. Orlando’s defensive record looks shaky with a higher goals against average and limited clean sheets this season. Chicago’s away scoring output matches their overall mark while their defensive structure holds firmer on the road. These patterns point toward games where one side finds a way through rather than both canceling each other out. The fixture history and current trends align on matches that produce a result instead of stalemates.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Orlando City or Chicago Fire” at odds 1.25 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. P. Dithejane assist D. Poreba 4'
  3. Z. Taifi ↓ W. Cartagena 43'
  4. M. Pasalic ↓ T. Spicer 43'
  5. Tiago ↓ A. Gomez 43'
  6. Second half
  7. D. Brekalo assist A. Griezmann 52'
  8. Luis Otavio 57'
  9. M. Haile-Selassie ↓ J. Bamba 61'
  10. V. Radojevic ↓ A. Gutman 61'
  11. R. Lod ↓ D. Poreba 61'
  12. D. Dike ↓ J. Ellis 64'
  13. R. Jansson 67'
  14. R. Lewandowski Penalty 69'
  15. E. Atuesta ↓ G. Dorsey 78'
  16. V. Radojevic 80'
  17. S. Rogers ↓ R. Lewandowski 83'
  18. S. Rogers 89'
League table position
# Team PWDLPts
3 NEW New England Revolution 19 9 3 7 30
4 CHI Chicago Fire 17 9 2 6 29
5 CHA Charlotte 19 8 4 7 28
6 FCC FC Cincinnati 19 7 6 6 27
7 NEW New York City FC 18 7 5 6 26
8 NEW New York Red Bulls 19 7 4 8 25
9 DCU DC United 19 5 9 5 24
10 ORL Orlando City SC 19 6 3 10 21
11 COL Columbus Crew 19 5 5 9 20
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Orlando City SC LWLDD
L @ New York Red Bulls 2–3 Aug 1
W @ Monterrey 2–1 Aug 5
L vs Leon 1–2 Aug 8
D vs Atletico San Luis 2–2 Aug 12
D vs FC Cincinnati 1–1 Aug 15
Chicago Fire LWWWW
L @ New York City FC 1–3 Jul 25
W vs Charlotte 2–1 Aug 2
W vs Necaxa 2–0 Aug 7
W vs Santos Laguna 3–1 Aug 10
W @ Cruz Azul 2–1 Aug 14
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Orlando City SC
Scored 1.6 avg
2 2 1 2 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
3 1 2 2 1
Chicago Fire
Scored 2.0 avg
1 2 2 3 2
Conceded 1.2 avg
3 1 0 1 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
5 Orlando City SC
3 Draws
2 Chicago Fire
Oct 2025 Chicago Fire 3–1 Orlando City SC Chicago Fire
May 2025 Orlando City SC 1–3 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire
May 2025 Chicago Fire 0–0 Orlando City SC Draw
Jun 2024 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire Orlando City SC
May 2024 Chicago Fire 1–1 Orlando City SC Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Orlando City SC 4-4-2
  • 71 Maxime Crépeau G
  • 24 Griffin Dorsey D
  • 4 David Brekalo D
  • 6 Robin Jansson D
  • 3 Adrián Marín D
  • 77 Iván Angulo M
  • 16 Wilder Cartagena M
  • 5 Luis Otávio M
  • 14 Tyrese Spicer M
  • 7 Antoine Griezmann F
  • 22 Justin Ellis F
Bench Javier Otero, Zakaria Taifi, Iago Silva, Eduard Atuesta, Marco Pašalić, Harvey Sarajian, Joran Gerbet, Daryl Dike, Tiago Souza

Oscar Pareja

Chicago Fire 4-3-3
  • 1 Chris Brady G
  • 24 Jonathan Dean D
  • 16 Joel Waterman D
  • 3 Jack Elliott D
  • 15 Andrew Gutman D
  • 6 Anton Salétros M
  • 42 Dje Tah D'Avilla M
  • 29 David Poreba M
  • 12 Puso Dithejane F
  • 9 Robert Lewandowski F
  • 19 Jonathan Bamba F
Bench Josh Cohen, Leonardo Barroso, Samuel Rogers, Viktor Radojević, Robin Lod, Maren Haile-Selassie, Mauricio Pineda, Sam Williams, Jason Shokalook

Mario Barcena

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Orlando City SC
  • OUT N. Miller Knee Injury
  • OUT B. Ojeda Foot Injury
  • DOUBT E. Atuesta Thigh Injury
  • DOUBT M. Ojeda Thigh Injury
  • DOUBT B. Rhein Muscle Injury
  • OUT N. Miller Knee Injury
  • OUT B. Ojeda Foot Injury
  • DOUBT E. Atuesta Thigh Injury
  • DOUBT M. Ojeda Thigh Injury
  • DOUBT B. Rhein Muscle Injury
Chicago Fire
  • OUT A. Franco Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Mbokazi Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT C. Mueller Inactive
  • OUT S. Oregel Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT A. Franco Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Mbokazi Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT C. Mueller Inactive
  • OUT S. Oregel Lower-Body Injury