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Chicago Fire - St. Louis City SC
USA MLS - Soldier Field
*These betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Betting Tips & MLS Predictions
This week’s MLS showdown at Soldier Field pits Chicago Fire versus high-flying St. Louis City. Make sure you don’t miss our top Chicago Fire vs St. Louis City predictions.
Contents
- 1 Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Betting Tips & MLS Predictions
- 2 Essential Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Odds & Head-to-Head Statistics
- 3 Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Lineups & Team News
- 4 Starting Lineups
- 5 Player to Watch: Jared Stroud
- 6 Key Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Predictions, Questions, Answers, and More
Draw
As much as we’d like to give the edge to Bradley Carnell’s boys, we just can’t do that whilst being aware of the squad issues on his shoulders. First of all, goalscorer-in-chief Joao Klauss is doubtful ahead of this clash. He’ll probably be on the bench but Carnell isn’t going to risk his health. Furthermore, key defender Joakim Nilsson underwent knee surgery so he’s out of Saturday’s brawl as well.
Finally, we have Njabulo Blom who also picked up a slight injury but chances are he’ll miss this week’s match as well. Yes, the home team is performing dreadful this season but with so many injury issues for the visitors’ manager to deal with, our Chicago Fire vs St. Louis City predictions say there will be no victor on the 13th of May.
BTTS
The good news for Ezra Hendrickson is that his team is hosting this clash at Soldier Field. The bad news is that Chicago Fire have the lowest attendance in MLS. With only 6,003 fans per game, St. Louis City will hardly be impressed. They’ll do their best to maintain good momentum and to do that, they’ll have to score. St. Louis City were on the right track to a goalless tie last week versus Dallas however, the match got canceled due to poor weather conditions.
Essential Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Odds & Head-to-Head Statistics
It wouldn’t be right of us to provide you with predictions without the Chicago Fire vs St. Louis City head-to-head record to back it up.
Head to Head
10/05/23
USA US Open Cup USA
Chicago Fire
St. Louis City SC
2
1
Last Five - Chicago Fire
25/05/23
USA US Open Cup USA
Austin FC
Chicago Fire
0
2
W
21/05/23
USA MLS USA
Atlanta United
Chicago Fire
3
3
D
17/05/23
USA MLS USA
Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire
2
1
L
13/05/23
USA MLS USA
St. Louis City SC
Chicago Fire
0
1
W
10/05/23
USA US Open Cup USA
St. Louis City SC
Chicago Fire
1
2
W
Last Five - St. Louis City SC
21/05/23
USA MLS USA
Sporting Kansas City
St. Louis City SC
0
4
W
13/05/23
USA MLS USA
Chicago Fire
St. Louis City SC
1
0
L
10/05/23
USA US Open Cup USA
Chicago Fire
St. Louis City SC
2
1
L
30/04/23
USA MLS USA
Portland Timbers
St. Louis City SC
2
1
L
26/04/23
USA US Open Cup USA
Union Omaha
St. Louis City SC
1
5
W
Chicago Fire odds: +120 – 44.0%
Draw odds: +250 – 26.0%
St. Louis City odds: +220 – 30.0%
Understandably, Chicago Fire are the bookmakers’ expected winners at +120 as they have a solid 44.0% win probability ahead of this week’s first MLS match on Saturday. In comparison, St. Louis City’s win probability stands at 30.0%. Our BTTS tip has a 57.1% chance of success at -133 as well.
Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Lineups & Team News
Chicago Fire
Soldier Field will be Chicago Fire’s main weapon on the 13th of May as the away games have been dreadful. Take the visit to GEODIS Park for example. The match on the 7th of May was completely under Nashville’s control as Gary Smith’s boys showed great class to not give Chicago Fire decent goalscoring opportunities. Our key Chicago Fire vs St. Louis City predictions considered coach Ezra Hendrickson’s boys’ conduct in the previous MLS match.
Predicted lineup – Brady (GK), M. Navarro, Pineda, Czichos, Souquet, F. Navarro, Gimenez, Mueller, Gutierrez, Haile-Selassie & Kamara
St Louis City
St. Louis City’s last MLS brawl was unfortunately canceled due to poor weather conditions but before that, Bradley Carnell’s boys locked horns with Portland Timbers at CITYPARK. The 1-2 win would’ve undoubtedly put a dent in the team’s title ambitions in their debut season so now, they’ll surely go all-out versus Chicago Fire in an attempt to compensate for the points that were lost on the 30th of April.
Predicted lineup – Burki (GK), Nelson, Parker, Hiebert, Nerwinski, Stroud, Vassilev, Perez, Ostrak, Lowen & Gioacchini
Starting Lineups
Chicago Fire
St. Louis City SC
*Starting lineups are usually announced 1hr before the kick-off
Player to Watch: Jared Stroud
With Joao Klauss out of the picture, coach Bradley Carnell will be searching for difference-makers this week. If Klauss makes a surprise return among the starters great, if not, we expect Jared Stroud to fill in his shoes.
The latter already bagged three goals this season and it isn’t going to be that surprising if he shows masterclass on the 13th of May as well. Furthermore, the fact that he’s the 2nd-best assists provider for coach Bradley Carnell is also a key part of our Chicago Fire vs St. Louis City predictions. He provided Joao Klauss with two sensational assists this season and we can’t wait to see who his next favorite colleague up front will be.
Key Chicago Fire vs St Louis City Predictions, Questions, Answers, and More
- Where will this match be held? – This MLS brawl will be held at Soldier Field.
- Which MLS team “enjoys” the lowest attendance? – Chicago Fire. Coach Ezra Hendrickson’s boys barely attract 6,003 people per game.
- Will Joao Klauss play on Saturday? – There’s a 50/50 chance that he’ll be on the bench for Saturday’s brawl as he picked up a slight injury two weeks ago.
- Where can I get more MLS betting tips? – Go to our designated page for more exclusive MLS predictions.
