On Thu Jul 14th, Chicago Fire will host Toronto at Toyota Park in a meeting of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Chicago Fire, recorded a 1-2 loss against San Jose Earthquakes. B. Kikanovic scored the first goal for San Jose Earthquakes in the 47th minute, then B. Kikanovic added another in the 87th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while toronto is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Seattle Sounders. Dylan Teves struck first for Seattle Sounders in the 39th minute, then Montero Munoz added another in the 60th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Toronto couldn’t manage to score, and Seattle Sounders took the shutout win. Toronto looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Toronto and Chicago Fire last played eachother at the Bmo Field on the 28th of May. Toronto won by a score of 3 to 2. Deandre Kerr struck first for Toronto in the 13th minute on a feed from Jesús Jiménez, then Carlos Teran tied it up for Chicago Fire in the 52nd minute , but luckily for Toronto it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win.
Alejandro Pozuelo Melero has been the most prolific scorer on Toronto in his last five matches with 2 goals. Chicago Fire is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Przybylko and Carlos Teran each only have 1 goal in their last five.