On Sunday May 15th, Cincinnati FC will travel to Bridgeview to battle Chicago Fire in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Chicago Fire is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Atlanta United. Ronaldo Cisneros Morell struck first for Atlanta United in the 3rd minute on a feed from Luiz Araújo, then in the 11th minute, Xherdan Shaqiri sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Chinonso Nnamdi. Chicago Fire looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Cincinnati FC is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Minnesota United. Brandon Vazquez struck first for Cincinnati FC in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Minnesota United couldn’t muster any offence and Cincinnati FC ran away with the shutout win. Cincinnati FC is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Cincinnati FC’s top weapon lately has been Luciano Acosta, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Xherdan Shaqiri and Chinonso Nnamdi are the top scorers for Chicago Fire in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.