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by Bradley Gibbs | in Major League Soccer Picks
One of the Major League Soccer venues due to see action this weekend is BC Place, where the Vancouver Whitecaps will take on the Chicago Fire in what is a game between two teams both looking to kick on having recorded pleasing wins last time out. It's been a very good start to the new campaign for the Canadian outfit, winning four out of four in Major League Soccer, also qualifying for the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Given their excellent start to the new season, Saturday's hosts find themselves sitting at the top of the Western Conference tree. It's early days, sure, but Jesper Sorensen's men will likely fancy themselves to go far in 2025.
For the Fire, who struggled last season, the 2025 campaign has begun in pleasing fashion. OK, they lost first time out, coming unstuck in Ohio against the Columbus Crew, though they've since gone three games unbeaten, winning each of their last two, beating FC Dallas on the road, before leaving Toronto with all three points. Again on the road, again in Canada, can they make it three road wins on the bounce?
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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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5
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10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 15, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2025 - Concachampions
Mar 8, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2025 - Concachampions
Mar 2, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Feb 27, 2025 - Concachampions
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 8, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2025 - Concachampions
Mar 2, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Feb 27, 2025 - Concachampions
Nov 3, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 23, 2024 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 15, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2025 - Concachampions
Feb 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Feb 20, 2025 - Concachampions
Nov 8, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 27, 2024 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 15, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 8, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 7, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2024 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Mar 15, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Mar 8, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps against Chicago Fire : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
0 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jul 7, 2018 - Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2017 - Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps against Chicago Fire Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Missing players
S. Adekugbe
T. Blackmon
A. Ahmed
MidfielderR. Gauld
A. Cubas
P. Vite
ForwardB. White
C. Gasper
MidfielderD. Poreba
K. Acosta
B. Gutierrez
J. Dean
O. Glasgow
ForwardC. Mueller
Most goals and assists
Vancouver Whitecaps
Chicago Fire
B. White
(4 Goals)
H. Cuypers
(5 Goals)
J. Nelson
(5 Assists)
J. Bamba
(3 Assists)
Vancouver Whitecaps - Chicago Fire Key Points
- Hugo Cuypers comes into this match having scored against Toronto last time out.
- Four games into the 2025 MLS season and Hugo Cuypers has scored four goals.
- No Chicago Fire player has taken more shots than Hugo Cuypers this season.
- Hugo Cuypers is currently averaging 3.09 shots per 90 minutes in Major League Soccer this season.
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Our Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire Prediction
If the Chicago Fire can keep feeding Hugo Cuypers then they've got a fantastic chance of improving on last season's poor effort, that's for sure. At the start of the new campaign, the Belgian forward has been in hot form, scoring four in four. Don't be surprised if he once again finds the net. After all, this is a man averaging an eye-catching 3.09 shots per 90 minutes, while he's getting into some fantastic positions. Given what we've seen from him so far this season, Cuypers looks a little generously priced to score. In other words, there's value on offer here. Our Vancouver Whitecaps vs Chicago Fire Pick: Hugo Cuypers to Score.
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