Carolina Core vs Chicago Fire Prediction 16 May 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Carolina Core and Chicago Fire II may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Truist Point stadium in the city of High Point as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament. The match is scheduled for 22:00 16 May.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 22 March 2026 and ended with a scoreline of 0:0. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Chicago Fire II):
- ball possession percentage: 64% vs 36%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 3;
- fouls: 11 vs 16;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 6 vs 3.
📊 The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:
- goals: 2 against 3;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.33, in the 2nd half - 0.33;
- average total goals in the match - 1.67.
Head-to-head statistics Carolina Core - Chicago Fire
Carolina Core Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 8 May 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Huntsville City, away team - Carolina Core ). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:0.
Here's the game statistics (Carolina Core vs Huntsville City):
- ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
- corner kicks: 9 vs 2;
- fouls: 16 vs 13;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 0;
- shots on target: 3 vs 9.
✅The Carolina Core team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 1 wins, 9 losses, and 0 draws. In total, the team has scored 11 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.1. In home matches, this figure is 1.4 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 2.1.
Match Results: Carolina Core
Chicago Fire II Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 9 May 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Chicago Fire II, away - Crown Legacy). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:2.
Here are the match stats (Chicago Fire II vs Crown Legacy):
- ball possession: 43% vs 57%;
- corner kicks: 1 vs 0;
- fouls: 1 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 5 vs 1;
- shots on target: 0 vs 2.
⚠️Will Chicago Fire II be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 5 times, lost 4 games, and drew 1 times. On average, the team scored 1.3 goals per game (in away matches - 1.2), and conceded 1.8 goals. Hopefully, this season Chicago Fire II will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Chicago Fire II
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- home team wins - 0, away team wins - 3, draws - 0.
- Chicago Fire II won with a +1.5 handicap in 8 of last 9 games (MLS Next Pro).
- Chicago Fire II won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of last 7 away games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 0.67, the guests - 1;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 1.67;
- both teams scored: overall - 2; at the home team's field - 1.
- Carolina Core have scored in 14 of last 15 home games.
- Carolina Core have scored in 13 of last 14 home games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on corners
- Over 8.5 corners in 7 of last 8 Carolina Core games (MLS Next Pro).
- Over 8.5 corners in 6 of last 7 Carolina Core games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- both teams scored all-time - 2 times;
- on the home team’s field - 1 times.
- Carolina Core have scored and conceded in last 7 home games.
- Carolina Core have scored and conceded in last 6 home games (MLS Next Pro).
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