{"id":54582,"date":"2026-09-20T21:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=54582"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:16:52","slug":"match-preview-charlotte-fc-vs-chicago-fire-09-26-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-charlotte-fc-vs-chicago-fire-09-26-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charlotte FC<\/a> host Chicago Fire<\/a> at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday, September 26 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlotte FC will lean heavily on Pep Biel Mas Jaume<\/a>, the attacking midfielder who leads the squad with 12 goals from 56 shots this season, alongside Liel Abada, who has found the net 5 times in 1,077 minutes. Chicago Fire counter with Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 6 goals in just 815 minutes, and Philip Zinckernagel, whose 52 chances created make him the Fire’s main source of service.<\/p>\n

Charlotte FC sit fourth in the East and go into this one in decent form, shown by a W D W D W sequence in their last five matches, while Chicago Fire arrive fifth and are without a win in five games, reflected in a D D D L L run that includes back-to-back losses. Expect a tight, low-event contest in which Charlotte’s superior +10 goal difference against Chicago’s +7 proves decisive, without either side turning it into an avalanche of chances.<\/p>\n

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