Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire FC Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

How the bets settled

Match report

Colorado Rapids 2-4 Chicago Fire FC, with Chicago pulling away late in a six-goal match. M. Whittaker put Colorado ahead in the 22nd minute from G. Minoungou’s assist, but J. Bamba equalised in the 41st and scored again in the 56th from J. Dean’s assist. P. Aaronson made it 2-2 in the 58th from another Minoungou assist, only for R. Lewandowski to restore Chicago’s lead in the 74th and P. Dithejane to seal it in the 88th from Lewandowski’s assist.

Chicago’s 3.22 expected goals to Colorado’s 1.37 reflected the edge in big chances, 5-2, and shots on target, 6-4, despite Colorado holding 57% possession and both teams taking 14 shots. Colorado had four yellow cards to Chicago’s two.

Before the match Colorado sat 16th on 43 points with form DWDDD, while Chicago were 7th on 52 points with form DWLLW. Colorado’s both teams to score rate was 47% and over 2.5 goals rate 47%; Chicago’s were 72% and 75%. Bamba’s double and Lewandowski’s goal and assist shaped the result.

Goals

• 22′ M. Whittaker, assist G. Minoungou Colorado Rapids
• 41′ J. Bamba Chicago Fire FC
• 56′ J. Bamba, assist J. Dean Chicago Fire FC
• 58′ P. Aaronson, assist G. Minoungou Colorado Rapids
• 74′ R. Lewandowski, assist P. Zinckernagel Chicago Fire FC
• 88′ P. Dithejane, assist R. Lewandowski Chicago Fire FC

How the key matchups went

• Minoungou: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Allen: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 1 yellow card.
• Yapi: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Dean: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
• Whittaker: 6 shots, 2 shots on target, 1 foul won. Elliott: 2 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Mbokazi: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
• Zinckernagel: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Navarro: 2 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 1 yellow card.
• Bamba: 5 shots, 3 shots on target, 1 foul won. Rosenberry: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
• Gomez: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Holding: 3 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card. Williams: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
• Haile-Selassie: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Holding: 3 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 1 yellow card. Williams: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.

Box score

Colorado RapidsChicago Fire

Colorado Rapids

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
Ojediran H.	77	0	0	2	0	0.07	1	32/37	1	3	1	1	0	5.9
Navarro M.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	41/50	0	2	2	1	0	5.9
Rosenberry K.	62	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	36/40	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Hansen N.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	40/45	0	0	0	0	2	5.9
Yapi D.	62	0	0	1	0	0.04	0	11/13	0	0	2	0	0	6.2
Williams L.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	76/79	3	1	1	0	0	6.9
Frederick W.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	29/33	3	0	4	0	0	5.9
Aaronson P.	90	1	0	3	2	0.58	1	28/30	1	0	1	0	0	7.5
Minoungou G.	67	0	2	2	0	0.03	3	12/18	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
Holding R.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	75/81	2	3	0	1	0	6.3
Whittaker M.	90	1	0	6	2	0.39	2	33/42	1	1	1	0	0	8.2
Abu Farkhi S.	13	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2/2	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Phillip D.	28	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4/5	1	0	0	0	0	6.0
Cobb N.	28	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	13/16	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Ku-DiPietro T.	23	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	11/17	0	1	1	1	0	6.4

Chicago Fire

Player	MIN	G	A	SH	SOT	xG	KP	PAS	TKL	FC	FS	YC	SV	RAT
Mbokazi M.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	23/31	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
Gomez J.	81	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	8/13	0	1	1	0	0	5.8
Allen N.	81	0	0	1	0	0.29	1	12/16	3	1	0	1	0	6.9
Bamba J.	90	2	0	5	3	1.37	2	29/35	0	2	1	0	0	9.1
Elliott J.	90	0	0	2	0	0.31	0	58/71	0	2	0	0	0	6.8
D’Avilla D.	63	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	23/28	2	1	0	0	0	6.8
Brady C.	90	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	34/52	0	0	0	0	2	6.8
Dean J.	90	0	1	1	0	0.03	1	19/25	1	0	2	0	0	7.6
Zinckernagel P.	87	0	1	2	1	0.06	2	20/23	0	2	1	0	0	7.7
Saletros A.	90	0	0	1	0	0.04	2	41/46	1	0	2	0	0	7.5
Haile-Selassie M.	63	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	14/18	0	0	1	0	0	6.8
Gutman A.	9	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2/2	0	0	0	1	0	–
Dithejane P.	3	1	0	1	1	0.29	0	1/2	0	1	0	0	0	–
Franco A.	9	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3/5	1	0	0	0	0	–
Mekvabishvili A.	27	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	7/8	0	1	1	0	0	6.4
Lewandowski R.	27	1	1	1	1	0.84	1	4/5	0	1	1	0	0	8.7

Highlights

• Colorado Rapids vs. Chicago Fire FC – Game Highlights (ESPN)
• Morgan Whittaker finds the back of the net for Colorado Rapids (ESPN)
• Jonathan Bamba slots in the goal for Chicago Fire FC (ESPN)
• Jonathan Bamba finds the back of the net for Chicago Fire FC (ESPN)

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Colorado Rapids vs Chicago Fire FC pre-game preview

Colorado Rapids host Chicago Fire FC on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET in MLS. The total is 2.5, with the three-way moneyline at Colorado +130 and Chicago +185. Colorado is 12-7-13 with 43 points and recent form DWDDD; Chicago is 15-7-10 with 52 points and form DWLLW. Colorado’s home record is 10-3-3, while Chicago’s away record is 6-5-5.

Chicago’s profile leans toward goals: it has seen over 2.5 in 75% of matches and both teams score in 72%, compared with Colorado at 47% in both categories. Chicago also averages 1.78 goals scored and 1.50 conceded per match, while Colorado averages 1.38 scored and 1.34 conceded. Colorado lists Youssef Maziz, Zack Steffen, Reggie Cannon and Ibrahim Sadiq out; Chicago lists Samual Rogers out.

Among props, Philip Zinckernagel’s over 0.5 shots on target is -172 and has cleared in 8 of his last 10, while M. Whittaker’s over 0.5 shots on target is -190 and has cleared in 6 of his last 8. Referee Malik Badawi averages 4.9 yellows and 23.3 fouls per match.

Confirmed lineups

The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.

Colorado Rapids 4-2-3-1Chicago Fire FC 4-4-2

41 Hansen

2 Rosenberry (C)

6 Holding

5 Williams

29 Navarro

13 Frederick

8 Ojediran

93 Minoungou

10 Aaronson

77 Yapi

7 Whittaker

1 Brady

24 Dean

3 Elliott (C)

4 Mbokazi

32 Allen

11 Zinckernagel

6 Saletros

42 D’Avilla

19 Bamba

18 Gomez

7 Haile-Selassie

Colorado Rapids missing: J. Atencio (yellow cards), R. Cannon (leg), A. Fadal (injury), Y. Maziz (leg), I. Sadiq (leg), Z. Steffen (shoulder), K. Thompson (red card)

Chicago Fire FC missing: R. Lod (lower-body), S. Rogers (lower-body)

Form and head to head

Colorado Rapids16th in the tableDWDDD12W 7D 13L · 1.34 points a match

No recent meetings

Chicago Fire FC7th in the tableDWLLW15W 7D 10L · 1.63 points a match

Clean sheets and goal trends

Recent results

Last five MLS results, most recent first.

Season numbers

This season, 32 and 32 matches.

Referee

Malik Badawi averages 4.9 yellow cards and 23.3 fouls per match over 15 matches this season (league average 4.0 and 24.1), a card-heavy referee.

Injury report

Colorado Rapids

• Youssef Maziz (M): Out, Leg Injury
• Zack Steffen (G): Out, Shoulder Injury
• Reggie Cannon (D): Out, Leg Injury
• Ibrahim Sadiq (F): Out, Leg Injury

Chicago Fire FC

• Samual Rogers (D): Out, Muscle Injury
• Robin Lod (M): Out, Knock Injury

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