Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire Prediction & Picks - Major League Soccer
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Fourth hosts fifth in the MLS Eastern Conference, as Charlotte FC host Chicago Fire in a tasty-looking Saturday night matchup.
Charlotte will come into the game in far better form than their rivals. Their victory over DC United last weekend means that it has now been eight games since Charlotte last tasted defeat. If Dean Smith's men can continue that excellent form for a few more weeks, they will go into the postseason with high hopes of making a deep run.
Chicago's form has fallen off a cliff in recent weeks. Saturday's 3-0 thumping in Nashville means they have now gone six games without a win. The one saving grace for the Fire is that an excellent first half of the campaign means that they still have a fairly healthy advantage over the teams outside of the playoff places. However, if their winless run continues on Saturday, they will be nervously looking over their shoulder at the chasing pack.
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Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8
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43 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 |
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11
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39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | +7 |
Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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Aug 11, 2026 - Leagues Cup
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Aug 4, 2026 - Leagues Cup
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
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Aug 25, 2026 - Leagues Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
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Aug 9, 2026 - Leagues Cup
Aug 6, 2026 - Leagues Cup
Aug 1, 2026 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Sep 5, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 29, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Aug 25, 2026 - Leagues Cup
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Aug 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Charlotte FC against Chicago Fire : Head to Head (H2H)
40 %
0 %
60 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
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Chicago Fire v Charlotte FC last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
T. Miller
DefenderM. Agyemang
H. Toffolo
W. Cleary
MidfielderD. Diani
L. De La Torre
ForwardT. Smalls
R. Aloko
A. Goodwin
J. Cohen
DefenderP. Dithejane
M. Pineda
Samuel Rogers
L. Barroso
MidfielderD. Poreba
A. Mekvabishvili
ForwardJ. Bamba
J. Gomez
Missing players
H. Toffolo
MidfielderA. John
ForwardN. Berchimas
M. Mbokazi
Most goals and assists
Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire
P. Biel
(12 Goals)
H. Cuypers
(13 Goals)
P. Biel
(7 Assists)
P. Zinckernagel
(9 Assists)
Charlotte FC - Chicago Fire Key Points
- Charlotte are unbeaten in 8 games
- Chicago have gone 7 games without a win
- Charlotte have scored in 12 of their last 13 MLS games
- Both teams have scored in 10 of Chicago's last 11 games
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Our Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire Prediction
Charlotte are on absolute fire at the moment, so we are tipping them to sweep aside an out-of-form Chicago side and cement their place in the Eastern Conference top four.
The likes of Allan Saint-Maximin, Pep Biel and Idan Toklomati are all in excellent form for Charlotte, which makes it very hard to envisage them not grabbing at least a couple of goals on Saturday.
Despite Chicago's recent woes, they do usually manage to find the net at least once. As such, we think the smart option here is to take the home side to win, but fail to keep a clean sheet.
Our prediction for Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire is: Charlotte to win and both teams to score.
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