On the 19th of March, Chicago Fire will play host to Cincinnati FC in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Chicago Fire, recorded a 0-1 loss against Philadelphia Union. Joaquin Torres struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 90th minute on a feed from José Martínez, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Chicago Fire was frustrated by Philadelphia Union’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Philadelphia Union ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Cincinnati FC recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Seattle Sounders. Brenner scored the first goal for Cincinnati FC in the 63rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Seattle Sounders was frustrated by Cincinnati FC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cincinnati FC ended the match with the shutout victory. Cincinnati FC is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Cincinnati FC is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Brandon Vazquez and Luciano Acosta each only have 1 goal in their last five. Chicago Fire is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Victor Bezerra and Herbers each only have 1 goal in their last 5.