Preview

  • As week 18 of the 2025 MLS arrives, Charlotte take on Chicago Fire at Bank of America Stadium on 2025-05-18 (kick-off 00:30 GMT).
  • With the data available to us, D. Smith and G. Berhalter have not met as managers before.
  • The current standings see Charlotte hold 7th place with 19 points, while Chicago Fire occupy 11th with 16 points.
  • Charlotte have 6 players sidelined: N. Berchimas (Foot Injury), N. Byrne (Neck Injury), S. Doumbia (Hamstring Injury), J. Forbes (Hamstring Injury), B. Cambridge (Hamstring Injury), T. Smalls (Knee Injury) whereas Chicago Fire face 5 absences: L. Barroso (Lower-Body Injury), C. Gasper (Lower-Body Injury), C. Mueller (Personal Reasons), D. Poreba (Knee Injury), C. Teran (Injury).
  • Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-3-3, Charlotte should be met by Chicago Fire's expected 4-3-3.
  • In their last outing, Charlotte's highest-rated performer was P. Agyemang (7.3), while Chicago Fire's standout was B. Gutiérrez (6.9).
  • Both teams are coming from different results: Charlotte fell 1-3 against Orlando City, while Chicago Fire prevailed 2-1 over Atlanta United.
  • Struggling form all round: Charlotte are 1-0-4 and Chicago Fire are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Charlotte: across 6 clashes, they've won 5 games and only lost 1 game to Chicago Fire, with 0 stalemates.
  • We predict Charlotte to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (5-0-1) and 2.17 goals/game.

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Charlotte is going head to head with Chicago on 17/5/2025 23:30 GMT at Bank of America Stadium for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Charlotte v Chicago H2H statistics!