Chicago Fire looked solid in their opening game, but we ultimately see them falling short on Saturday.
While they certainly boast an improved squad, we still see Orlando's as the stronger of the two and expect them to make it two wins from two.
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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 Chicago Fire win with a probability of 49.57%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Orlando City had a probability of 25.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.41%) and 2-0 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.03%), while for a Orlando City win it was 0-1 (7.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.