The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Portland 1-1 Vancouver
Monday, July 18 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Monday, July 18 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 20 | 0 | 24 |
Last Game: Chicago Fire 1-0 Seattle
Sunday, July 17 at 1am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, July 17 at 1am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 22 | -15 | 20 |
We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-2 Chicago Fire
With the hosts winless in three games and the visitors travelling on the back of consecutive triumphs, we fancy Chicago Fire to continue building momentum and move closer to the top seven with a third straight victory on Sunday. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 47.77%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 26.96% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (8.47%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 0-1 (7.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Chicago Fire would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Draw | Chicago Fire |
47.77% ( 0.01) | 25.27% ( -0) | 26.96% ( -0.01) |
| Both teams to score 52.73% ( -0.01) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
