Chicago Fire v Minnesota United - MLS Betting Preview and Prediction

Chicago Fire v Minnesota United - MLS

After a streak of disappointing results, Chicago Fire found their rhythm and trashed New England 5:0 last week. They will hope their performance will translate into the upcoming match against Minnesota United on Sunday, at SeatGeek Stadium.

Chicago Fire proved to us once again they can be a deadly team in the offensive end this week when they trashed New England 5:0. This came after several somewhat disappointing results, which put a huge question mark above Chicago Fire and their future in the MLS. Nonetheless, they proved their worth with 5 goals. While they are by no means a top contender, Chicago Fire are extremely deadly when facing against mediocre teams. This is one of the reasons they are considered favorites to win the upcoming match against Minnesota United, who will travel to Chicago in hopes to repeat their historic trend of defeating Chicago Fire.

Minnesota United travel to Chicago as underdogs, which is a questionable assessment. While they are by no means a top tier team, Minnesota managed to perform better than expected in several matches this season. Bear in mind, Minnesota managed to win 3 away games out of 6, which puts them at the spot of 2nd best MLS travelers. Not only are they potent in away games, but Minnesota will also come into the upcoming match well rested, which is yet another advantage for the Loons.

The teams will arrive in the upcoming fixture relatively healthy. Chicago listed CJ Sapong as questionable, but we don't expect to see him. Minnesota on the other side look to be at full strength.

We have mentioned Minnesota performances in away games, and while we only talked about the number of victories, we must also mention their goalscoring or better yet, the number of goals we saw in their away games. Each of the last 6 away matches saw at least 3 goals being scored. Furthermore, Minnesota scored 14 goals and conceded 12 in all of their away games combined. Chicago Fire on the other side managed to score 14 goals and conceded 7 in their 6 home games. If this alone tells us anything, we should be in for a high scoring match.

Regarding the winner here, this one seems to be too close to call. While I understand why Fire are favorites to win here, Minnesota should not be underestimated. The visiting side is known for their pacy style of play which could surprise Chicago, which is why we will steer clear of betting on a winner here. Instead, we will go back to the number of goals scored and over/under market. From what we have seen from these two teams, this fixture comes off as an open clash, with at least 3 goals on the schedule. Chicago Fire will come into the match piping hot after a 5:0 win, while we expect Minnesota to continue with their goalscoring trend, which usually means they score at least twice.

Prediction: Over 3.00 goals
Odds: 2.03 Dafabet