Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Atlanta United host Chicago Fire at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, October 24 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

Atlanta United will again lean on Miguel Almirón and Aleksey Miranchuk up top, the club’s joint leading scorers with 6 goals apiece this season, with Tristan Muyumba providing the midfield legs behind them. Chicago Fire arrive with Maren Haile-Selassie in red-hot form — 11 goals in 2026 — flanked by Philip Zinckernagel and Robert Lewandowski, both on six, giving the visitors three separate sources of end product to call on.

Expect goals at both ends at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United can hurt teams through Almirón and Miranchuk, but their own back line keeps leaking at the other end, and Chicago Fire’s attack has been sharp enough on the road to turn this into an open, back-and-forth contest rather than a stalemate. The visitors’ superior quality in both boxes should have the final say in a tight finish.

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

Season Form & Standings

Atlanta United sit 14th in the Eastern Conference on 30 points, well off the playoff pace, while Chicago Fire are fourth in the East on 48 points, firmly in the playoff picture.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United): The striker has 6 goals and a team-high 52 chances created this season, still the main source of Atlanta’s attacking threat.
• Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United): Miranchuk matches Almirón’s 6 goals and has created 50 chances in 2269 minutes, Atlanta’s other reliable source of end product.
• Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): Haile-Selassie’s 11 goals and 51 chances created make him Chicago Fire’s standout performer and the match’s most likely creator of real chances.

Recent Form

Atlanta United: W D L W L

• 2026-10-18: Atlanta United 1-3 Inter Miami (L, home)
• 2026-10-15: CF Montreal 0-3 Atlanta United (W, away)
• 2026-10-11: Atlanta United 1-3 FC Cincinnati (L, home)
• 2026-09-27: Atlanta United 2-2 NYCFC (D, home)
• 2026-09-20: Portland Timbers 0-1 Atlanta United (W, away)

Atlanta United’s form reads W-D-L-W-L across their last 5: a 1-0 win at Portland, a 2-2 home draw with NYCFC, a 1-3 home loss to FC Cincinnati, a 3-0 road win at CF Montreal, and a 1-3 home defeat to Inter Miami most recently.

Chicago Fire: W W W L L

• 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)
• 2026-09-27: Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire (W, away)

Chicago Fire have gone W-W-W-L-L in their last 5: a 1-0 win at Charlotte FC, a 3-1 home win over Vancouver Whitecaps, a 2-1 home win over NYCFC, a 1-3 home loss to Philadelphia Union, and a 1-0 road loss at New England Revolution.

Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire Prediction

Chicago Fire’s status fourth in the East on 48 points speaks for itself next to Atlanta’s 14th-place standing on 30, and that gap should show on the field. Atlanta’s leaky defense, carrying a -14 goal difference, should concede at least once, while Chicago Fire’s attack has enough in Haile-Selassie and company to edge it — final score Atlanta United 1-2 Chicago Fire.