The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Orlando City 2-1 Houston
Sunday, June 19 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, June 19 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 16 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 14 | 1 | 17 |
Last Game: Chicago Fire 1-0 DC United
Sunday, June 19 at 1am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, June 19 at 1am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 8 | Toronto | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 15 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | DC United | 14 | -8 | 14 |
We said: Houston Dynamo 0-1 Chicago Fire
The Fire are a long way off the playoff picture right now, but they are showing some fight while working collectively hard to improve, and the same cannot always be said about the Dynamo of late. 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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 42.94%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 31.26% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.93%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 0-1 (8.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Houston Dynamo would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Houston Dynamo | Draw | Chicago Fire |
42.94% ( 0.28) | 25.8% ( -0.13) | 31.26% ( -0.16) |
| Both teams to score 53.68% ( 0.33) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
