Chicago Fire vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 3/5/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/2/2022

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Game: Chicago Fire vs Orlando City SC

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Orlando (+225)

Kacper Przybylko and the Chicago Fire (0-1-0, 9th in Eastern Conference) play Orlando City (1-0-0, 5th in Eastern Conference) at Soldier Field on Saturday. The starting goaltenders are Gabriel Slonina for the Chicago Fire and Pedro Gallese for Orlando City. The Lions are priced at +225 while the Fire are at +110. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Chicago faced Miami in their last game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 0-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 90.0% passes received rate by connecting on 441 out of their 490 pass attempts last game. The Fire attempted 18 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 10 of the attempts for a rate of 55.6%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Chicago ended this match at a 23.5% rate by hitting 4 shots on target out of 17 total shots.

Kacper Przybylko is a player who should be able to impact this game for the Chicago Fire. He has totaled 21 assists while accumulating 12 yellow cards during his soccer career. Przybylko has been a starter in 145 contests thus far in his career and scores 0.39 goals per 90. The forward who is from Germany has earned 58 goals scored in 13,425 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Xherdan Shaqiri, the forward who represents Switzerland. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 51 times thus far in his career while scoring 54 total goals. Shaqiri has been on the pitch for 18,953 minutes in 219 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 36 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Chicago Fire is Gabriel Slonina. Slonina (3-4-5 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 5 shutouts, which has earned him a 41.7% shutout percentage. The goalie born in the United States has had 60 shots attempted against him in 12 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.33 (16 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 75.0. Slonina has played for 1,080 minutes and has accumulated 46 saves in his career.

In their last outing, Orlando took home the win by a final score of 2-0 against Montreal. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 383 out of their 437 passes they attempted for a percentage of 87.6%. The Lions had a 83.3% successful dribble rate by connecting on 5 out of the 6 dribbles they attempted. Orlando landed 3 shots on target out of their 8 shots tried which had them sitting at a 37.5% clip in their last match. With 2 goals and 1 assist in all their matches, Orlando has an average of 2.00 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Ercan Kara will be counted on for Orlando City SC. He is averaging 0.56 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 49 games thus far in his career. The forward from Austria has accumulated 4,302 mins and has earned 27 goals. He has accumulated 5 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 9 times. Be sure to watch out for Junior Urso, the midfielder representing Brazil. He has earned 29 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 5 times. Urso has earned himself 27 yellow cards in 14,218 professional minutes played (165 starting assignments). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.18.

Pedro Gallese is expected to look after the net for Orlando City SC. Thus far in his career, Gallese has given up 171 goals while tallying 220 saves in 160 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.50 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 56-44-58. He holds a save % of 69.0 and his shutout rate is 22.5%. Gallese has totaled 36 clean sheets and has defended 323 shots attempted against him in 14,241 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando (+225)

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