Major League Soccer: Chicago Fire vs Real Salt Lake Odds and Betting Preview

TOYOTA PARK, ILLINOIS - Chicago Fire host Real Salt Lake wednesday evening hoping to pick up their first home win for five games. Their opponents though Real Salt Lake have the best defence in the league and RSL can be backed at best odds of 2/1 (bet $10 to make $20 profit) on Betfair. A draw is best priced at 9/4 with Bet365 and Chicago Fire can be backed at best odds of 6/4 with Ladbrokes.

In the total goals market, over 2.5 goals is priced at 11/10 with Boyle Sports and under 2.5 goals is priced at 4/6 with Skybet.

The path leading up to former Chicago Fire defender C.J. Brown's MLS coaching debut came together quickly. 

Following his retirement announcement toward the end of the 2010 season, Brown made it clear that he wanted to move on to the coaching side. Within a matter of months, he became an assistant coach for Real Salt Lake (the team that ousted Chicago from the 2009 playoffs) and he went on to win its first MLS Cup under head coach Jason Kreis.

In the correct score market, a goalless draw is priced at 9/1 with Stan James, a 1-0 win for Chicago is priced at 7/1 with William Hill and a 2-0 win for the Fire is priced at 10/1 with Paddy Power. A 1-1 draw is priced at 11/2 with Skybet and a 1-0 win for Real Salt Lake is priced at 8/1 on Betfair.

The Fire come into the game off a disappointing 1-1 road draw with the New England Revolution. Dominic Oduro staked Chicago to an early 1-0 lead, but they couldn’t hold it.

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