Football Bet of the Day: Vancouver fight Fire with fire

Fired Up: Chicago won't let anyone get in the way of goals at Toyota Park

The Canadians can goose Chicago in their own backyard tonight, says Tobias Gourlay

Happy news from Norway: Valerenga 3 Stabaek 2 in last night's Tippeligaen.

Over 2.5 Goals was paid out in 36 minutes, which made the half-time pie all the sweeter.

Today we're going transatlantic, but only because there's an MLS game that promises similar levels of entertainment.

There's a good case for backing Vancouver Whitecaps to pick up at least a pointin the Windy City overnight: 16th-placed Chicago Fire have won just 1/9 at Toyota Park this season, while their eighth-ranked visitors have been beaten in only 2/10 on the road.

Longer-odds punters will prefer the Correct Score: since Frank Yallop (yes, that one) took over in the close season, more than half of Chicago's home games (5/9) have finished 1-1; Carl Robinson (the very same) has guided Vancouver to exactly the same result in 3/10 away from home, including each of the last two.

And those 1-1s are in large part why we're going for Both Teams to Score this evening. There's been a goal or more at both ends of Toyota Park in 9/9 this term, while the Whitecaps have both scored and conceded in 5/7 on the road.

Recommended Bet
Say 'Yes' to Both Teams To Score? @ 1.728/11 in Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps

2014 P/L (1pt per bet)

Staked: 2pts
Returned: 1.5pts

P/L: -0.5pts