Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati Prediction & Betting Tips (3 March)

This game has huge implications at both ends of the table, with Chicago Fire battling to stay up and FC Cincinnati attempting to book a place in the playoffs. Although the two teams have very different ambitions, they each seem to love a draw, with the Chicago Fire managing six in 12 fourth-tier home games and the FC Cincinnati securing a good place in the MLS.

Chicago Fire may be renowned for playing a swashbuckling brand of attacking football, but the fact remains that 18 of their last 20 MLS matches have served up three goals or fewer. This has also been the case in 19 of the most recent 20 games involving FC Cincinnati in the MLS, so it is hard to see this pattern changing when the teams lock horns.

Witnessing goals at both ends has proven to be quite unusual in top-flight fixtures in which Chicago Fire are the home team, with this being the case in just five of their previous 19 matches. What’s more, title-chasing FC Cincinnati clearly know how to keep clean sheets, managing to do so in 11 of their most recent 17 games at the top table of the MLS.