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Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire predicted formations

Colorado Rapids host Chicago Fire at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, October 31 (9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM PT).

Team news is quiet on the fitness front for both sides, with no fresh injury concerns reported for Colorado Rapids or Chicago Fire ahead of kickoff. Colorado Rapids will lean on Paxten Reid Aaronson, who leads the team with 7 goals and 56 shots from midfield, alongside Darren Kissy Yapi’s 4 goals up top. Chicago Fire travel with Maren Haile-Selassie in red-hot form — 11 goals from 59 shots — and Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel offering a second outlet after 7 goals of his own this season.

US viewers can watch Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

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Match outcome · who wins
Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids38%mkt 45%Our pick
DrawDraw25%mkt 27%
Chicago FireChicago Fire37%mkt 33%Value +4

Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire: Best Bets & Predictions

Signal has Colorado Rapids at 38% — no edge over the market on the result. The market’s soft on Chicago Fire (+4) — our value angle.

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MarketMkt %Signal %Read
Correct ScoreColorado Rapids 2-1 Chicago FirePaxten Reid Aaronson's 7 goals for Colorado and Maren Haile-Selassie's 11 for Chicago both point to goals at either end, with the Rapids' home edge tipping it 2-1.
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Both Teams to ScoreBoth teams to scoreColorado's attack has produced 7 goals from Aaronson and 4 from Darren Kissy Yapi, while Chicago counter with 11 from Haile-Selassie and 7 from Zinckernagel, more than enough end product at both ends.
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Over / Under 2.5Over 2.5Between Aaronson's 56 shots, Zinckernagel's 93 and Haile-Selassie's 59, both sides generate enough volume in front of goal to get this past 2.5.
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Anytime ScorerPaxten Reid Aaronson to score anytimeAaronson leads Colorado Rapids with 7 goals and 24 shots on target from 56 attempts, the clearest source of goal involvement in this lineup.
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Season Form & Standings

Colorado Rapids sit eighth in the Western Conference with 42 points from 31 games, in the thick of the playoff picture, while Chicago Fire are fourth in the East on 51 points, well clear in their own push for postseason soccer.

Eastern Conference

TeamPosGPWDLGFGAGDPts
Chicago Fire431156105546+951

Western Conference

TeamPosGPWDLGFGAGDPts
Colorado Rapids831126134241+142
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Team News Predicted

Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire Predicted Lineups

Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.

Colorado Rapids

4-1-4-1
N. Hansen
M. Navarro
N. Cobb
R. Holding
K. Thompson
H. Ojediran
G. Minoungou
W. Frederick
J. Atencio
P. Aaronson
M. Whittaker

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
C. Brady
N. Allen
M. Mbokazi
A. Hanche-Olsen
J. Dean
M. Haile-Selassie
T. D'Avilla
A. Saletros
J. Bamba
R. Lewandowski
P. Zinckernagel
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    Potential Match-Winners

    • Paxten Reid Aaronson (Colorado Rapids): Leads Colorado Rapids with 7 goals and 24 shots on target from 56 attempts, adding 59 chances created from midfield.
    • Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): Chicago’s top scorer with 11 goals from 59 shots, also setting up play with 52 chances created.
    • Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire): 7 goals from a team-high 93 shots, with 64 chances created showing his all-around threat up front.

    Recent Form

    Colorado Rapids: L D D D W

    • 2026-10-25: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps (W, home)
    • 2026-10-18: Portland Timbers 0-0 Colorado Rapids (D, away)
    • 2026-10-15: Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minnesota United (D, home)
    • 2026-10-11: Colorado Rapids 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, home)
    • 2026-09-27: LA Galaxy 3-2 Colorado Rapids (L, away)

    Colorado Rapids’s recent form reads L D D D W, ending with a 1-0 home win over Vancouver Whitecaps on October 25 after back-to-back draws against Minnesota United (2-2) and San Jose Earthquakes (1-1).

    Chicago Fire: W W L L W

    • 2026-10-25: Atlanta United 2-3 Chicago Fire (W, away)
    • 2026-10-18: New England Revolution 1-0 Chicago Fire (L, away)
    • 2026-10-15: Chicago Fire 1-3 Philadelphia Union (L, home)
    • 2026-10-10: Chicago Fire 2-1 NYCFC (W, home)
    • 2026-10-07: Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps (W, home)

    Chicago Fire’s form reads W W L L W, closing with a 3-2 comeback win at Atlanta United on October 25 after back-to-back losses to New England Revolution (1-0) and Philadelphia Union (3-1).

    Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire Prediction

    Colorado Rapids edge this 2-1, with Paxten Reid Aaronson’s end product the difference for a team sitting eighth in the West on 42 points. Chicago Fire, already fourth in the East on 51 points and well placed in their own playoff push, should still get on the scoresheet through Maren Haile-Selassie before falling just short.

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