Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United FC 7/30/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Fire host Atlanta United on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Chicago is ninth in the conference table at 7-5-10 on 26 points with a goal difference of -4. Chicago is coming off a victory last Saturday when defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1. Xherdan Shaqiri opened the scoring for Chicago with a goal in the 13th minute followed by Rafael Czichos who scored in the 76th minute and Christopher Mueller, who scored in the 90th minute.

Chicago has won three consecutive matches for the first time since 2017 when the Fire won four straight. The nine points by Chicago from its three victories comes following a run of 14 matches in the MLS in which Chicago only took eight points. Xherdian Shaqiri is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with four. Brian Gutierrez, Jhon Duran, Christopher Mueller and Shaqiri are the leaders in assists with three each.

Atlanta United is 12th in the conference table at 6-6-9 on 24 points with a goal difference of -4. Atlanta’s struggles continued as the Five Stripes lost 2-0 on the road last Sunday to the LA Galaxy. Atlanta has been held scoreless for two of its last four matches and are winless in each of their last eight matches on the road and this season have lost seven matches away from home. 

Atlanta extended its winless run on the road to eight consecutive matches with two draws and six losses following its loss to the LA Galaxy last Sunday. The season Atlanta has taken just five points from 10 matches on the road, with one win, two draws and seven losses. Ronaldo Cisneros is the leading goal scorer for Atlanta with six while Josef Martinez has scored five. Thiago Almada is the leader in assists with five.