On the 17th of July, Chicago Fire plays host to Seattle Sounders in a meeting of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. 13th placed Chicago Fire is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Columbus Crew. Rafael Czichos struck first for Chicago Fire in the 29th minute, then Christopher Mueller added another in the 41st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 83rd minute on a goal by Cucho Hernández. Chicago Fire looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while seattle Sounders is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Portland Timbers. Jarosław Niezgoda scored the first goal for Portland Timbers in the 24th minute, then Santiago Moreno added another in the 82nd minute on a penalty In the end, Seattle Sounders couldn’t muster any offence and Portland Timbers ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Seattle Sounders should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Jordan Morris has been the most prolific scorer on Seattle Sounders in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Fabian Herbers and Federico Navarro are the top scorers for Chicago Fire in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.