{"id":32123,"date":"2026-08-14T18:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=32123"},"modified":"2026-08-14T18:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:45:48","slug":"match-preview-orlando-city-vs-chicago-fire-08-19-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-orlando-city-vs-chicago-fire-08-19-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando City vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orlando City<\/a> host Chicago Fire<\/a> at Inter&Co Stadium on Wednesday, August 19 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

Orlando City have no fresh fitness concerns to report, and Mart\u00edn Ojeda \u2014 who leads the team with 11 goals from 49 shots this season \u2014 should headline the attack, with Tyrese Spicer and Griffin Dorsey again in the frontline mix. Chicago Fire likewise go in at full strength, built around Philip Zinckernagel, whose 5 goals and 40 chances created lead all attackers in this fixture, alongside Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 2 goals in just 197 minutes since arriving.<\/p>\n

This one should be entertaining. Orlando City’s defense has been porous all season \u2014 a -17 goal difference makes that plain \u2014 but Ojeda’s 11 goals mean their attack has usually found a way to compensate. Chicago Fire, fourth in the East on 29 points, travel as the more settled side, and Zinckernagel’s chance creation gives them a clear route to goals of their own. Expect both defenses to be tested at Inter&Co Stadium, with Orlando’s extra firepower up front the difference.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Orlando City vs Chicago Fire on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n