Charlotte FC vs. Chicago Fire 8/6/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/05/2022 at 2:21 PM ET
Charlotte hosts the Chicago Fire on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Charlotte is seventh in the conference table at 9-2-12 on 29 points with a goal difference of -3. Charlotte took all three points at home with a 3-0 victory over DC United on Wednesday. DC United's Steve Birmbaum suffered an own-goal in the 13th minute to give Charlotte an early lead and Karol Swiderski scored for Charlotte in the 64th minute and Quinn McNeill ended the scoring for Charlotte in the 67th minute.
Charlotte has three victories and two losses in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 10 goals and conceded nine. Andre Shinyashiki is the leading goal scorer for Charlotte with six, while Karol Swiderski has scored five. Benjamin Bender is the leader in assists with five and four others have two assists each.
The Chicago Fire is 10th in the conference table at 7-6-10 on 27 points with a goal difference of -4. The Chicago Fire battled at home to a 0-0 draw last Saturday. Chicago is unbeaten in each of his last four matches and Gabriel Slonina made a pair of saves to preserve the eighth clean sheet at home this season. Slonina has signed to play for Chelsea in the English Premier League.
Chicago Fire has three wins, one draw and one loss in its most recent five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored eight goals and conceded four. The Chicago Fire have three clean sheets in the last four matches played. Xherdan Shaqiri is the leading goal scorer for Chicago four, Brian Gutierrez and three others are the leaders in assists with three each.
This is the first match ever between Charlotte FC and the Chicago Fire. Charlotte plays extremely well at home and has taken points in four of the last five matches played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Look for a low-scoring contest as the Chicago Fire have had clean sheets in three of the last four matches played. The Fire are unbeaten in each of their last four and will remain that way with a draw on the road Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Draw 1-1.
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