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Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 17th Jul, 01:30 BST, Soldier Field, Chicago

Jesper Sørensen pays counterpart Gregg Berhalter a visit on Friday morning in the Major League Soccer, as their Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire sides face each other at the Soldier Field. You'll find statistics supporting our top of both teams to score below, but there are 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Major League Soccer performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing the KickOff match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this meeting: both teams to score. In Chicago and Vancouver we have two sides going head-to-head that regularly score, but equally have trouble shutting the opposition out, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Friday morning. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.44.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Vancouver coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Chicago
38%
33/20-
Draw
23%
27/10-
Vancouver
39%
5/4-
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2-
Vancouver 2-1
8%
17/2-
Chicago 2-1
8%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Vancouver 1-0
6%
12/1-
Chicago 1-0
6%
14/1-
Vancouver 2-0
5%
14/1-
Chicago 2-0
5%
16/1-
Vancouver 3-1
5%
16/1-
Chicago 3-1
4%
18/1-
Vancouver 3-2
4%
18/1-
Chicago 3-2
4%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
18/1-
Vancouver 3-0
3%
22/1-
Chicago 3-0
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
1/2-
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
6/4-
Home 1st Goal
49%
20/21-
Away 1st Goal
49%
4/5-
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1-
BTTS - Yes
66%
4/9-
BTTS - No
34%
13/8-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
11/4-
Home/draw
61%
4/7-
Away/draw
62%
4/9-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
6/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
8/13-
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
11/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
1/4-
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
6/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/10-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/1-
Home DNB
54%
1/1-
Away DNB
55%
8/11-
Chicago win to nil
15%
11/2-
Vancouver win to nil
16%
9/2-
Chicago / Chicago
19%
10/3-
Chicago / Vancouver
4%
20/1-
Chicago / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Chicago
12%
6/1-
Draw / Vancouver
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Vancouver / Chicago
4%
22/1-
Vancouver / Vancouver
23%
13/5-
Vancouver / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win form
3
Chicago have won 3 consecutive league games
Chicago 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Vancouver 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Chicago since 2019
Chicago
Vancouver
Goals: Scored
1
4
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
D
1
VAN
2
League games at Vancouver since 2018
Vancouver
Chicago
Goals: Scored
5
8
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
CHI
2
VAN
1
Goal Statistics

Chicago Fire have been consistent in front of goal of late, scoring in 11 consecutive Major League Soccer outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Chicago 3rd Vancouver 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Chicago will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Vancouver will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Chicago’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Vancouver have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Chicago
PG (predicted goals)
Vancouver
1.7
1.7
Attack rating
4%
better
CHI
VAN
view stats
Games scored13
12
Failed to score1
2
Scored first10
9
Goals scored27
34
Avg. goals scored1.9
2.4
Avg. shots per game10
13
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
18
Avg. XG for2.1
2.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
5%
better
CHI
VAN
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first3
5
Goals conceded16
12
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+5%

Chicago v Vancouver Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Chicago Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
141375
C BradyH CuypersP ZinckernagelD. D'Avilla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Brady GLK14
1
-
M Haile-Selassie MID1432
1
-
P Zinckernagel FWD1457
4
-
D. D'Avilla MID13
5
-
R Lod MID1331
1
-
J Elliott DEF121
3
-
M. Mbokazi DEF12
2
-
A Salétros MID12
3
-
J Dean DEF11
1
1
H Cuypers FWD1113
1
-
J Waterman DEF10
2
-
A Gutman DEF1012
3
-
M Pineda DEF9
-
J Bamba FWD922
2
-
P Dithejane FWD8
1
-
J. Shokalook FWD8
-
L. Caetano Barroso DEF72
1
-
V. Radojević DEF6
2
-
C Mueller FWD5
1
-
D. Borso MID4
1
-
S Oregel MID3
-
C. Cupps DEF2
-
S Rogers DEF1
-
Vancouver Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
141055
B WhiteB WhiteS BerhalterÉdier Ocampo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Édier Ocampo DEF141
5
-
S Berhalter MID1465
3
-
B White FWD14102
1
-
Y Takaoka GLK131
1
T Blackmon DEF131
2
-
M Laborda DEF1333
1
-
J. Badwal MID131
1
-
T Johnson DEF12
1
-
T Müller FWD1242
-
A Cubas MID111
5
-
E Sabbi FWD1122
2
-
C Sabaly FWD1021
1
-
R. Elloumi FWD10
-
A Jackson FWD1011
-
O Larraz  MID9
3
-
K Nakamura FWD92
2
-
B. Caicedo Quiñonez FWD822
2
-
M. Gherasimencov DEF6
-
R Priso MID61
-
I Boehmer GLK2
-
R Veselinovic DEF2
-
N. Djordjevic DEF2
-
J Mbende MID2
1
-