April 9th features a match where Chicago Fire will travel to Orlando to battle Orlando City in a clash 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 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Orlando City is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Los Angeles FC. Brian Rodríguez struck first for Los Angeles FC in the 24th minute, then Alexandre Pato tied it up for Orlando City in the 36th minute , but Los Angeles FC kept scoring and walked away with the win. Orlando City is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Chicago Fire is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against FC Dallas. Neither Chicago Fire nor FC Dallas could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Chicago Fire is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Toyota Park, Chicago Fire and Orlando City battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Chicago Fire nor Orlando City could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Kacper Przybylko has been the most prolific scorer on Chicago Fire in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. de Almeida Junior has been the most prolific scorer on Orlando City in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.