Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire prediction and preview

1 Nov 2026, 01:30 UTC · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.20Market probability 79%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Colorado Rapids host Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer (USA) on 1 Nov 2026, 01:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.20, which the bookmaker market rated at about 79% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Colorado Rapids had won 2, drawn 6 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 13 and conceding 15. Chicago Fire had won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 14 scored and 16 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Colorado Rapids's last 10 and 7 of Chicago Fire's last 10; 5 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Colorado Rapids averaged 1.22 goals scored and 0.94 conceded across 18 matches; away from home Chicago Fire averaged 1.81 scored and 1.75 conceded across 16.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.05 goals from Colorado Rapids and 1.35 from Chicago Fire. From that it rates a home win at 28%, a draw at 30% and an away win at 42%, against 42%, 25% and 33% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 71%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Colorado Rapids (green) and Chicago Fire (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form50% – 50%

Attack43% – 57%

Defence64% – 36%

Head-to-head50% – 50%

Goals38% – 63%

Overall strength50% – 49%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Colorado Rapids	DWDDD	1.30	1.50	60%	50%
Chicago Fire	DWLLW	1.40	1.60	70%	70%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Over 1.5 Goals	79%	1.20
BTTS 1st Half - No	75%	1.25
Double Chance 12	74%	1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	72%	1.30
Under 3.5 Goals	63%	1.44
BTTS Yes	61%	1.53
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	61%	1.53
Over 2.5 Goals	58%	1.65

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.