Our prediction for this MLS match:
Chicago Fire
Match Time & Date:
04/07/2024
02:30
Prediction: 1-1
Philadelphia Union
Thursday’s football game at Soldier Field pits together Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union, the two bottom-table sides. Chicago Fire have been struggling in MLS ever since Xherdan Shaqiri joined the Swiss national team and they head into the midweek game following back-to-back defeats to Orlando City and Seattle Sounders. Mauricio Pineda is pushing for a start, while all Federico Navarro, Andrew Gutman, Tobias Salquist, and Chase Gasper remain in the recovery room.
The U’s, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team extending their losing run to four games at Montreal. As both teams are determined to get back on course in the Major League Soccer, we are tempted to bet on both teams to score. Speaking of the away team, all Markus Anderson, Mikael Uhre, Alejandro Bedoya, Andre Blake, and Isaiah LeFlore are out of contention with injuries, while Jose Martinez is representing Venezuela at the 2024 Copa America.
Highlighted Player (Andre Blake):
Andre Blake is a Jamaican goalkeeper who plays for MLS club Philadelphia Union. Blake was born in May Pen, Jamaica, on November 21, 1990, but he went to the UConn college in United States of America. The 193-cm-tall shoot-stopper spent three years playing college football and in 2014 he signed a professional contract with Philadelphia Union.
Andre Blake made his debut for the U in July 2014 in a friendly game against Crystal Palace and he played his first MLS match against Montreal Impact. Speaking of his international career, the goalkeeper made his Jamaica debut on March 2, 2014 in a 2-0 victory over Barbados. Later that year Andre Blake won the Caribbean Cup with the Reggae Boyz as they defeated Trinidad and Tobago on penalties in the title game.
Over the years Blake has established himself as a first-team regular and, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of him. The Philadelphia Union shoot-stopper wears the number 18 on his shirt.
Highlighted Team (Chicago Fire):
Based in the suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois, Chicago Fire is a professional soccer club who compete in Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire were founded on October 8, 1997 and one year later they won the MLS Cup by beating D.C. United (2-0) in the title game. The club play their home games at Toyota Park, the venue that was opened on June 11, 2006. Chicago Fire won four U.S. Open Cups (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006) and in 2009 they were beaten by UANL Tigres in the North American Superliga final.
The likes of Chris Armas, DeMarcus Beasley, Brian McBride, Eric Wynalda and Frank Klopas are some of the notable footballers who played for Chicago Fire in the past. It has to be noted that a number of veterans were part of the club as well: Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Pavel Pardo, Piotr Nowak, Hristo Stoichkov and Lubos Kubik.
The club’s official colors are red and white and they are nicknamed Men in Red. Veljko Paunovic, who won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Serbia, is one of the club’s most famous coaches.
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