Chicago Fire
- Chicago Fire are the form side with three wins and two draws from their last five matches in all competitions.
- Chicago Fire have won seven of their ten home games in MLS 2026, scoring 20 goals.
Inter Miami CF
- Inter Miami CF have won one, tied one and lost three of their last five in all competitions.
- They beat CF Montreal 7-1 at home, but that result was sandwiched between a draw at Philadelphia and a home loss to Toronto.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record is also a factor with Miami having won three of the previous five meetings with the Fire failing to beat them in their last two at home.
Key Players
- Messi is on a red-hot run with eight goals in Miami's last five games, which have accounted for 16 of the team's goals.
- Hugo Cuypers, who has 13 goals in 11 appearances, has a striker's knack for finding the right time to be in the right place.
- With Puso Dithejane giving the Fire some spark in the final third, the hosts can keep up with the Herons in this contest.
Betting Insights
- Chicago Fire are slight favorites with the bookmakers ahead of Inter Miami CF's 2.82, but that's only because the Herons are in mixed form right now with a win, a tie and three defeats from their last five.
- The Fire are fifth in MLS 2026 with 37 points from 21 matches and still just within striking distance of the top four while Miami are third on 42 points from 22 games with little between the top teams right now.
Prediction
That last meeting finished 3-2 to Miami six weeks ago , so there is a recent history of exciting, edge-of-the-seat games between these two sides and we are happy to back Fire to nick the win on Thursday night.