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

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Cincinnati's next match is v Miami at 00:30 on Thursday 17th July
Chicago Fire's next match is v Atlanta at 00:30 on Thursday 17th July
The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Cincinnati and Chicago was on Sunday 6th July 2025
American Major League Soccer
July 6th 2025
Cincinnati 2
1 Chicago
 
E. da Silva Ferreira 19'55' P. Zinckernagel
A. Denkey 50'
 
CIN
CHI
Shots On
4
5
Shots Off
6
3
Corners
1
10
Possession
47%
53%
Fouls
8
13
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
CincinnatiChicago
 
R. Celentano
A. Powell
L. Engel
M. Miazga
D. Yedlin
P. Bucha
B. Anunga
E. da Silva Ferreirafootball icon (T. Hadebe 90')
A. Denkeyfootball icon (C. Baird 90')
L. Orellano (B. Smith 73')
K. Kamara (G. Valenzuela 68')
J. Gal
(R. Dean 73') L. Caetano Barroso
J. Elliott
M. Pineda
S. Rogers
A. Gutman
(M. Haile-Selassie 73') B. Gutierrez
(T. Barlow 83') S. Oregel Jr.
(O. Glasgow 83') J. Bamba
(S. Williams 90') football iconP. Zinckernagel
H. Cuypers

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Major League Soccer fixture, with Cincinnati and Chicago going head-to-head, offers plenty of value in the popular 2.5 goals market, with a total of 3+ goals being scored seeming highly probable. Attackers on both sides will look to take advantage of an open match and, having reviewed the relevant stats and odds, we have come to the conclusion that a bet on over 2.5 goals is the best option.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cincinnati are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cincinnati
43%
9/10
15%
5/6
14%
Draw
21%
16/5
3%
14/5
10%
Chicago
36%
23/10
31%
9/4
23%
Draw 1-1
8%
8/1
6%
7/1
6%
Cincinnati 2-1
8%
8/1
6%
7/1
Chicago 2-1
7%
11/1
20%
10/1
15%
Draw 2-2
7%
11/1
8%
10/1
8%
Cincinnati 3-1
5%
12/1
8%
11/1
9%
Cincinnati 3-2
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
Cincinnati 1-0
5%
11/1
20%
10/1
22%
Cincinnati 2-0
5%
12/1
30%
10/1
22%
Chicago 3-1
4%
22/1
32%
18/1
17%
Chicago 3-2
4%
22/1
32%
18/1
17%
Chicago 1-0
4%
16/1
11%
14/1
Chicago 2-0
4%
20/1
28%
18/1
10%
Cincinnati 3-0
3%
18/1
46%
14/1
25%
Draw 3-3
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Cincinnati 4-1
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
73%
4/9
4%
4/9
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
27%
17/10
8%
13/8
5%
Home 1st Goal
50%
4/7
9%
4/6
9%
Away 1st Goal
49%
13/10
16%
5/4
13%
No 1st Goal
1%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
BTTS - Yes
72%
4/9
8%
4/9
7%
BTTS - No
28%
13/8
17%
8/5
13%
BTTS - Home Win
29%
21/10
8%
2/1
7%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
5%
7/2
10%
BTTS - Away Win
24%
4/1
29%
4/1
23%
Home/draw
64%
1/3
13%
3/10
8%
Away/draw
57%
10/11
13%
17/20
16%
Home/away
79%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
89%
1/8
1%
2/15
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
11%
5/1
9%
9/2
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
52%
11/10
5%
21/20
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
48%
4/6
3%
4/6
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
33%
5/2
7%
12/5
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
67%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
18%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
82%
1/9
1%
1/9
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/661/66
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Home DNB
58%
1/2
16%
4/9
12%
Away DNB
50%
6/4
29%
8/5
24%
Cincinnati win to nil
14%
10/3
27%
-
Chicago win to nil
11%
7/1
20%
-
Cincinnati / Cincinnati
28%
2/1
20%
15/8
20%
Cincinnati / Chicago
4%
22/1
21%
22/1
21%
Cincinnati / Draw
6%
12/112/1
13%
Draw / Cincinnati
15%
9/2
16%
17/4
9%
Draw / Chicago
10%
15/2
23%
7/1
20%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/111/2
7%
Chicago / Cincinnati
5%
18/116/1
Chicago / Chicago
15%
9/2
27%
17/4
19%
Chicago / Draw
6%
14/112/1
13%
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Win / draw / win form
Cincinnati 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cincinnati1 - 2DC United
Cincinnati3 - 3Dallas
Cincinnati2 - 1Austin
Cincinnati2 - 1Sporting KC
Cincinnati1 - 0New England
Cincinnati2 - 2Atlanta
Cincinnati2 - 0Toronto
Cincinnati1 - 0NY Red Bulls
Cincinnati0 - 0NY City
Cincinnati1 - 0NY City
Cincinnati1 - 3Orlando
Cincinnati1 - 2LAFC
Cincinnati0 - 0Columbus
Cincinnati4 - 1Montreal
Cincinnati0 - 1Chicago
Cincinnati1 - 3Charlotte
Cincinnati6 - 1Miami
Cincinnati1 - 2New England
Cincinnati4 - 3Philadelphia
Cincinnati0 - 2Nashville
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACincinnati2 - 1Orlando
ACincinnati3 - 1Montreal
ACincinnati1 - 0New England
HCincinnati1 - 2DC United
HCincinnati3 - 3Dallas
ACincinnati2 - 4Atlanta
ACincinnati1 - 1Columbus
ACincinnati1 - 0Toronto
HCincinnati2 - 1Austin
ACincinnati0 - 1NY City
HCincinnati2 - 1Sporting KC
ACincinnati3 - 2Chicago
ACincinnati1 - 0DC United
HCincinnati1 - 0New England
ACincinnati2 - 1Nashville
HCincinnati2 - 2Atlanta
ACincinnati0 - 2Charlotte
HCincinnati2 - 0Toronto
ACincinnati1 - 4Philadelphia
HCincinnati1 - 0NY Red Bulls
Chicago 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
1
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
DC United1 - 7Chicago
Orlando1 - 3Chicago
NY City3 - 1Chicago
Charlotte1 - 4Chicago
Nashville7 - 2Chicago
NY Red Bulls2 - 1Chicago
Vancouver1 - 3Chicago
Toronto1 - 2Chicago
Dallas1 - 3Chicago
Columbus4 - 2Chicago
Charlotte4 - 3Chicago
Montreal2 - 0Chicago
Nashville1 - 0Chicago
NY City2 - 2Chicago
Miami2 - 1Chicago
Cincinnati0 - 1Chicago
San Jose1 - 0Chicago
Seattle2 - 1Chicago
Orlando4 - 2Chicago
Toronto1 - 4Chicago
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HChicago3 - 2Charlotte
HChicago0 - 1Philadelphia
HChicago0 - 2Nashville
AChicago7 - 1DC United
AChicago3 - 1Orlando
AChicago1 - 3NY City
AChicago4 - 1Charlotte
HChicago2 - 1Atlanta
HChicago0 - 0Orlando
AChicago2 - 7Nashville
HChicago2 - 3Cincinnati
HChicago0 - 0Miami
AChicago1 - 2NY Red Bulls
HChicago1 - 1Montreal
AChicago3 - 1Vancouver
AChicago2 - 1Toronto
AChicago3 - 1Dallas
HChicago2 - 2DC United
AChicago2 - 4Columbus
HChicago0 - 3Nashville
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cincinnati since 2019
Cincinnati
Chicago
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
3 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
3 / 6
CIN
1
D
2
CHI
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cincinnati
0 - 1Chicago
Cincinnati1 - 0
2 - 3Chicago
3 - 4Chicago
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Chicago since 2019
Chicago
Cincinnati
Goals: Scored
11
13
Games: Scored
6 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
1 / 7
CIN
5
D
1
CHI
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Chicago
2 - 3Cincinnati
1 - 2Cincinnati
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2Cincinnati
0 - 1Cincinnati
Chicago3 - 0
1 - 2Cincinnati
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Cincinnati in their clash with Chicago Fire, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 20 consecutive Major League Soccer matches.

Cincinnati 2nd Chicago 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Cincinnati will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Chicago will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Cincinnati’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+63
Chicago have scored 63% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
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Cincinnati
PG (predicted goals)
Chicago
2
1.8
Attack rating
3%
better
CIN
CHI
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Games scored18
15
Failed to score2
4
Scored first13
10
Goals scored31
38
Avg. goals scored1.6
2
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
20
Avg. XG for1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
21%
better
CIN
CHI
view stats
Games conceded14
17
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded26
34
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.9
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Cincinnati Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221374
R CelentanoEvanderEvanderD Yedlin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Celentano GLK22
1
-
D Yedlin DEF224
4
-
M Miazga DEF13
3
-
L Engel DEF224
3
-
A Powell DEF14
2
-
L Orellano DEF1814
3
-
T Anunga MID19
2
-
P Bucha MID2122
2
-
Evander MID20137
4
-
K Kamara FWD10
2
-
K Denkey FWD21121
4
-
Subs
E Louro GLK
-
P Walters GLK
-
B Smith  DEF13
-
T Hadebe DEF13
1
-
S. Chirila MID2
-
G Valenzuela MID154
-
S Jimenez MID
-
C Baird FWD15
3
-
K. Mboma Dem FWD2
-
Chicago Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211266
A GutmanH CuypersP ZinckernagelM Pineda
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Gal GLK7
-
L. Caetano Barroso DEF1111
-
S Rogers DEF15
4
-
J Elliott DEF202
4
-
A Gutman DEF2125
4
-
S Oregel MID19
5
-
M Pineda MID201
6
-
B Gutiérrez MID1671
5
1
P Zinckernagel FWD1996
4
-
H Cuypers FWD20121
-
J Bamba FWD2134
2
-
Subs
B. Dowd GLK
-
M Luczak DEF9
2
-
C Gasper DEF
-
J Dean MID163
2
-
D. D'Avilla MID8
2
1
S Williams MID7
-
M Haile-Selassie MID1714
1
-
T Barlow FWD173
1
-
O Glasgow FWD141
-
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