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Jun 30, 2024 at 3.30am UK
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Seattle
2 - 1
Chicago Fire

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Preview: Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Barely clinging to the playoff zone, the Seattle Sounders will be looking to solidify their position when they take on Chicago Fire on Sunday in a MLS clash between two sides from different conferences.

While the hosts sit ninth in the Western Conference with 25 points from 20 matches, the visitors languish at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 18 points from 19 games played.


Match preview

By last season's standards, when they finished second in their conference, Seattle Sounders are enduring a disappointing season, as a 12-point gap already separates them from the top three sides in the Western Conference.

However, they have shown signs of improvement in the last three matches, posting two wins and a draw, even keeping a clean sheet in one of those encounters.

The dramatic late turnaround in their last outing against Dallas could serve as a real boost for their season, as former Swansea loanee Jordan Morris bagged a brace, scoring in the 88th and 94th minutes, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat for Seattle.

Brian Schmetzer's men have not managed to win back-to-back MLS matches this season, and this will be their target when they welcome an out-of-sorts Chicago Fire to Lumen Field.

The hosts boast an unbeaten home record in this fixture, having secured seven wins and two draws in the nine times they have hosted this matchup, which will undoubtedly give them a significant confidence boost ahead of Sunday.

Chicago Fire appeared to be gaining some momentum in recent weeks, putting together a four-match unbeaten run, but this streak was snapped by a 4-2 defeat at Orlando last Saturday.

Having missed out on the playoffs last year with a 13th-place finish in the Eastern Conference (falling short by three points), the Men in Red would have hoped for a better showing this season, but things are shaping up to be even worse.

Frank Klopas's side have particularly struggled on the road, picking up just one win in nine away matches - notably, this was an impressive 4-1 victory at Toronto on June 16.

Playing three consecutive away fixtures was always going to be a tough ask for Chicago, and while a win and a defeat in the first two were not disastrous, another loss on Sunday could make things dire.

Seattle Sounders Major League Soccer form:

Chicago Fire Major League Soccer form:


Team News

Seattle Sounders will be without defender Jon Bell who is away with the Jamaican national team at the ongoing Copa America.

Alex Roldan is also going to miss this clash as he has a head injury that has kept him sidelined for several weeks.

Argentine winger Pedro de la Vega, who has not featured for the Sounders since May, is also questionable as he is carrying a hamstring injury.

For the visitors, they will remain without Swiss attacker Xherdan Shaqiri, who is away on international duty.

Chase Gasper, Andrew Gutman and Tobias Salquist all have leg injuries and are sidelined, while Federico Navarro's fitness is questionable.


Seattle Sounders possible starting lineup:
Jung; Segawa, Jesiel, Ominami, Sasaki; Yamamoto, Tachibanada, Tono; Ienaga, Marcinho, Kobayashi

Chicago Fire possible starting lineup:
Osako; Shiotani, Nakano, Higashi; Arai, T. Matsumoto, H. Matsumoto, Shichi; Ohashi, Sotiriou, Kato


We say: Seattle Sounders 2-1 Chicago Fire

Heading into this fixture, both history and momentum favors the hosts, which is why we think they will extend their dominance on home soil on Sunday.

The visitors have been on the road for three consecutive match days and this could also take its toll, especially on a team appearing to lack resilience.

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.




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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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