Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami Preview, Prediction, Lineups and Team News | MLS

Aditya SinghPublished: 31 Aug 2024 06:56 AM

Preview

Tournament – Major League Soccer (MLS)

Date – Sunday, September 1, 2024

Kick-off Time – 12:30 am GMT

Venue – Soldier Field Stadium

Chicago Fire will host Lionel Messi‘s Inter Miami in the MLS on Sunday, September 1. Both sides find themselves in contrasting form this season. While the Herons sit atop the Eastern Conference table, Chicago are 13^th.

Chicago Fire have six wins, eight draws, and 12 defeats in their 26 MLS games so far this season. They are without a win in their last four games across competitions with three defeats and one draw.

Inter Miami, meanwhile, have 17 wins, five draws, and four losses in the MLS this season. They have lost two and drawn two of their last four games across competitions, which also saw them getting eliminated from the Leagues Cup Round of 16 against Columbus.

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Chicago Fire Team News

For Chicago Fire, Chase Gasper and Fabian Herbers remain out due to their respective injuries.

Inter Miami Team News

For Inter Miami, Lionel Messi remains out due to an injury. Moreover, Nicolas Freire, Leo Afonso, Lawson Sunderland, and Facundo Farias are also out due to injury. Tomas Aviles, meanwhile, is suspended.

Predicted Lineups

Chicago Fire:

Chris Brady; Rafale Czichos, Carlos Teran, Arnaud Souquet; Andrew Gutman, Kellyn Acosta, Brian Gutierrez, Gaston Gimenez, Allan Arigoni; Maren Haile-Selassie, Hugo Cuypers

Inter Miami:

Drake Callender; Sergio Busquets, Hector Martinez, Ian Fray; Marcelo Weigandt, Yannick Bright, Federico Redondo, Jordi Alba; Matias Rojas, Luis Suarez, Diego Gomez

Head-to-Head

The two sides have faced off 7 times in the past, with Chicago Fire winning four times. Inter Miami have won twice while one of their matches ended in a draw.

Last 5 results:

Inter Miami 2-1 Chicago Fire – MLS – July 21, 2024

Chicago Fire 4-1 Inter Miami – MLS – October 5, 2023

Inter Miami 2-3 Chicago Fire – MLS – March 26, 2023

Chicago Fire 3-1 Inter Miami – MLS – September 11, 2022

Inter Miami 0-0 Chicago Fire – MLS – February 27, 2022

Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami Prediction

Inter Miami celebrating (Image credits: Getty)

Inter Miami are missing loads of players for the encounter but have coped well in the season so far. Their recent form has been inconsistent but they did manage a win over Cincinnati in their last game despite playing with 10 men for the entire second half.

Chicago, meanwhile, broke a run of three straight defeats with a 2-2 draw against New York City. However, they are likely to struggle against the quality and experience of Inter Miami.

Predicted Score: Chicago Fire 1-2 Inter Miami