On Sat Aug 6th, Charlotte hosts Chicago Fire in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Charlotte is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Toronto. Jonathan Osorio struck first for Toronto in the 4th minute, then Bradley added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Federico Bernardeschi In the end, Charlotte was frustrated by Toronto’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Toronto ended the match with the shutout victory. Charlotte is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Chicago Fire, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Atlanta United. Neither Chicago Fire nor Atlanta United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Chicago Fire is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Rafael Czichos has been the most prolific scorer on Chicago Fire in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Charlotte is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andre Shinyashiki and Yordy Reyna each having 2 goals in their last 5.