Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire Prediction & Betting Tips

Form check: Chicago look sturdier

Chicago's last 20 matches across MLS and cup competitions show nine wins, four draws and seven defeats, with 36 goals scored against 34 conceded. That's a team getting results fairly consistently, even against tougher continental opposition in the Leagues Cup.

Atlanta United FC: 20 completed matches; Chicago Fire: 20 completed matches.

Atlanta United FC

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

33

Difference

-5

Chicago Fire

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

31

Difference

+4

Atlanta's equivalent sample reads seven wins, four draws and nine losses, with 27 scored and 33 let in. They've had some big away defeats mixed in with home draws, and the goal difference tells its own story.

Chicago's recent numbers are the stronger of the two by a decent margin.

Comparative Team Statistics: Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire

A long rivalry, no clear pattern

These two have met 19 times in the data we have, stretching back to 2017, and results have swung both ways over the years. The most recent league meeting, back in April this year, went 1-0 to Chicago.

There's no obvious recent hex or hoodoo here. Some heavy scorelines pop up in older meetings, but that's history rather than a guide to current form.

League positions tell a similar story

Chicago sit fifth with 39 points from 25 games, having won 11 and lost eight. Atlanta are down in 14th on 26 points from 26 played, with 14 defeats already on the board.

That's a 13-point gap despite Atlanta having played one game more, and it lines up with what the recent form samples already suggested.

Cuypers carries the goal threat, but there's a doubt

H. Cuypers has been Chicago's main source of goals, with 13 in just 11 appearances, and he's flagged with a lower-body issue listed as questionable. If he's not right, that's a big dent in Chicago's cutting edge. Zinckernagel has been the main creator, with eight assists across 24 matches.

Atlanta United FC:

Penalty cards:

E. Mihaj x 1 x 4

T. Jacob x 8

Injury list:

Sergio Santos

F. Picault

Chicago Fire:

Best scorers:

H. Cuypers - 13

Best assist providers:

P. Zinckernagel - 8

Penalty cards:

T. D'Avilla x 7

Injury list:

J. Bamba

V. Radojevic

J. Shokalook

H. Cuypers

C. Mueller

L. Barroso

Atlanta have a handful of players marked questionable too, including Sergio Santos and Fabrice Picault, plus some international duty absences on record. Those entries come from well before the fixture date though, so they're not confirmation of who's actually missing on the day.

Cuypers' fitness is the one individual factor worth watching as the date approaches.