{"id":38312,"date":"2026-08-31T14:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=38312"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:30:45","slug":"match-preview-toronto-fc-vs-chicago-fire-09-05-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-toronto-fc-vs-chicago-fire-09-05-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto FC vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto FC<\/a> host Chicago Fire<\/a> at BMO Field on Saturday, September 5 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

No fresh fitness concerns have emerged for either side heading into this one, so both managers should have most of their attacking talent available. Toronto FC will lean on D\u00e1niel Sall\u00f3i, who leads the club with 6 goals and 21 shots on target this season, alongside Joshua Sargent, who has chipped in 4 goals of his own. Chicago Fire travel with a front line built around Philip Zinckernagel and Maren Haile-Selassie, who both have 5 goals, plus Robert Lewandowski, who has already scored 4 times in just 455 minutes since arriving.<\/p>\n

This has the makings of an entertaining afternoon at BMO Field. Toronto have been anything but tight at the back, shipping goals in bunches during draws with Charlotte FC and NYCFC, and Chicago’s attack should find joy against a defense with a -6 goal difference. Expect chances at both ends, with Chicago’s superior firepower ultimately proving the difference.<\/p>\n

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