Chicago Fire vs Orlando City: Prediction & Preview
Chicago Fire host Orlando City at Soldier Field in MLS Round 32. Form, key numbers and Hyper2Play's model prediction for the match.
Chicago Fire host Orlando City in Round 32
Chicago Fire welcome Orlando City to Soldier Field in Round 32 of the 2026 MLS season. Kick-off is on Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC (20:30 ET).
The hosts sit 4th of 30 with 51 points from 31 matches, having won 15, drawn 6 and lost 10, with a goal record of 55 scored and 46 conceded. Orlando City are 8th on 42 points from the same number of games, with 12 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats. Their goal record of 60 for and 72 against shows a side that scores freely but leaks at the back.
Form guide
Chicago Fire's last five read WLLWW. They opened October with home wins over Vancouver Whitecaps (3-1) and New York City FC (2-1), then lost 1-3 at home to Philadelphia Union and 0-1 away to New England Revolution. They returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory at Atlanta United on 24 October.
Orlando City come in with a DWDWL sequence. Their only defeat in that run was a 2-4 loss at Philadelphia Union on 26 September, followed by a 3-2 home win over Columbus Crew, a 3-3 draw at Toronto FC and a 4-1 home win over DC United. Most recently they drew 2-2 with New York City FC at home.
Key numbers and players
Across the 3 matches with available stats, Chicago Fire averaged 19 shots, 5.67 on target and an xG of 2.81, while allowing 1.92 xG against. They have kept 7 clean sheets this season. Maren Haile-Selassie is their leading scorer with 6 league goals.
Orlando City's figures from 4 matches with stats show 13.25 shots and 7.75 on target per game, with an xG of 1.68 and 2.43 against. They have kept only 4 clean sheets. Antoine Griezmann is the main threat with 9 league goals, backed by Martín Ojeda and Iván Angulo on 5 each.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model gives Chicago Fire a 60% chance of winning, with the draw at 22% and an Orlando City win at 18%. The pick is Chicago Fire with high confidence, and the most likely score is 2-1.
The estimate is built on points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, all of which lean towards the hosts. Orlando City's attacking output means they could still find the net, which fits the predicted scoreline. This is a model estimate, not a guarantee.
Most likely score: 2-1
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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