FC Dallas at Chicago Fire 9/14/19 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/12/2019 at 8:49 PM ET

On Saturday, the FC Dallas Toros visit the Chicago Fire for an MLS showdown.

FC Dallas on the other hand has had consecutive wins over the Houston Dynamo and Cincinnati. However, those victories were on Dallas’ home pitch and winning on the road against Chicago will be no easy task. With a win, Dallas will maintain its top seven in the Western Conference  spot in the league standings. Dallas defeated FC Cincinnati in its most recent match 3-1 and is 12-10-7.

The Fire sits in 10th position in the Eastern Conference of the MLS at 8-12-10. Chicago has won two straight on its home pitch against the likes of the Philadelphia Union and Montreal Impact. The Fire has won just two of its previous five matches ahead of Saturday’s showdown. Last time out the Fire drew with Columbus Crew 1-1. Chicago lost its most recent match against Dallas 3-1 in July of 2018.

Jesus Ferreira leads FC Dallas in goals scored with 7, while Ryan Hollingshead is a close second with 6 goals. The leader in assists is Michael Barrios with 13, while Jesus Ferreira is a distant second with 5. Jesse Gonzalez is 12-9-6 on the season in net for Dallas with 6 shutouts.

Nemanja Nikolic leads the Chicago Fire in goals scored with 11 and is followed closely by C.J. Sapong with 10 goals. The leader in assists is Nicolas Gaitan with 10, while Prezemyslaw Frankowski is second with 7. Kenneth Kronhold is 4-6-6 on the season in net for the Fire.

The Chicago Fire is just 10th in the Eastern Conference but is hard to beat on its home pitch having taken points in 13 of 15 matches this season. The Fire need every victory they can get and help from other clubs if they hope to reach the top seven. Dallas needs a victory to maintain its spot at No. 7, but  has lost 9 of 14 on the road. Santiago Mosquera will not play for Dallas and that could hurt the attack for the Toros. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Fire win 3-1.

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