Chicago Fire vs Charlotte Prediction & Betting Tips (16 May)

Few people expected Chicago Fire to be battling against relegation, but that is the reality facing a team that has suffered ten defeats in 11 games recently, not to mention the fact that they have triumphed only once at home all season. For their part, title-chasing Charlotte have recorded seven victories in their most recent ten MLS matches.

Over the course of their last seven top-flight fixtures, Chicago Fire have been involved in no fewer than five encounters containing under 2.5 goals. This is the sort of consistency that has been echoed by Charlotte on their travels of late, as eight of their previous ten matches at the top table of the MLS have featured two goals or fewer.

When Charlotte come calling, excitement doesn’t tend to follow, with six of their previous seven away games at the top table of the MLS seeing at least one of the two goalkeepers emerge with a clean sheet. What’s more, eight of the last nine Chicago Fire home matches at this level, including six in a row recently, have followed the same pattern.