| MATCHUP | Chicago Fire | Inter Miami CF Inter Miami CF |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 8-2-4 | 9-4-2 |
| Where | Miami Freedom Park | |
| When | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | |
| Time | 07:30 PM EDT | |
| TV | Apple TV | |
Inter Miami Preview
Inter Miami has 31 points this season with a 9-2-4 record, and sits in 2nd place of the Eastern Conference. They have a 2-1-3 home record and a 7-1-1 away record. Inter Miami is coming off a 6-4 win against Philadelphia at home, where they had 64% possession of the ball and 17 total shots, 10 of them on target. They had 85% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 5.51 compared to Philadelphia’s 3.95.
Inter Miami is scoring 2.60 goals per game, which ranks 1st in MLS, while allowing 1.87 goals per game, which ranks 20th in MLS. Lionel Messi is Inter Miami’s top scorer with 12 goals, followed by Germán Berterame with 7 goals and Luis Suárez with 6 goals. Lionel Messi is Inter Miami’s top passer, with 8 assists.
Chicago Fire Preview
Chicago has 26 points this season with a 8-4-2 record, and sits in 3rd place of the Eastern Conference. They have a 5-3-0 home record and a 3-1-2 away record. Chicago is coming off a 2-1 win against Toronto at home, where they had 53% possession of the ball and 15 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 86% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.77 compared to Toronto’s 1.39.
Chicago is scoring 1.93 goals per game, which ranks 8th in MLS, while allowing 1.14 goals per game, which ranks 5th in MLS. Hugo Cuypers is Chicago’s top scorer with 13 goals, followed by Philip Zinckernagel with 5 goals and Maren Haile-Selassie with 3 goals. Philip Zinckernagel is Chicago’s top passer, with 7 assists.
Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami Prediction
Both teams are a perfectly balanced 2-2-1 in their last 5 meetings and the over is 6-1 in their last 7 meetings. They are also 2-2-1 in their last 5 meetings in Miami and the over is 4-1 in those 5 games.
In this Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami Prediction, Inter Miami is coming as +100 home favorites. Both teams are coming into this matchup in excellent form, having won their last four and three games respectively and I cannot fade Chicago Fire at this point, as they have been undefeated in 11 of their last 12 games on the road. Both teams have been playing some high-scoring games lately, as they are 13-1 to the over 2.5 in their last 14 games combined and the over is also a strong trend in their recent meetings. Take the over 3.5 goals in this one.