Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 2

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New York City FC

Sun 1 Jul 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
Referee Caleb Mendez

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jul	New York City FC	H	3–2	W
24 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–2	D
10 Jun	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
03 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
30 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–3	L
24 Jun	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W
09 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Jun	Orlando City SC	H	3–0	W
26 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–3	L
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		New York City FC
#5	Position	#8
42	Points	33
26	Played	27
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 9 / 10
46	Scored	41
38	Conceded	36
+8	GD	+5
1.62	PPG	1.22
46%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at .
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for suffering a number of foals already.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ismael Tajouri made 294 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' Jo Inge Berget has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' Jorge Luis Corrales is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
65' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' Jesus Medina, a Paraguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Chicago Fire FC players.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Aleksandar Katai
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger ↓ Tony Tchani 85'
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Alan Gordon 72'
25
Jorge Luis Corrales
16
Jonathan Campbell
3
Brandon Vincent
45
Richard Sanchez
13
Brandt Bronico
6
Dax McCarty C
28
Elliot Collier ↓ Mo Adams 66'
17
Diego Campos

Bench

27
Rafael Ramos
22
Jon Bakero
21
Alan Gordon ↑ 72'
30
Stefan Cleveland
26
Christian Dean
12
Tony Tchani ↑ 85'
19
Mo Adams ↑ 66'

Coach Veljko Paunovic

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	2
Alexander Ring	2
Robert Beric	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.27 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.56 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC53% Draw22% New York City FC25%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

75%

Draw or New York City FC

47%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC40% Draw38% New York City FC22%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Clean Sheet