Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 0

Full Time

New York City FC

Thu 30 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC SeatGeek Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Jesus Medina

Federico Navarro 16' Y

Y 27' Nicolas Acevedo

Gaston Claudio Gimenez 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC — MLS at SeatGeek Stadium.

Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–0	W
26 Sep	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
19 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
15 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–3	L
12 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–2	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L
26 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
23 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
18 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–3	D
11 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		New York City FC
#3	Position	#8
26	Points	19
14	Played	15
8 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 4 / 6
27	Scored	25
16	Conceded	21
+11	GD	+4
1.86	PPG	1.27
57%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at SeatGeek Stadium.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gudmundur Thorarinsson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
16' Controversy at the stadium! Federico Navarro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
21' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' A moment of madness from Nicolas Acevedo on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
48' Robert Beric adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
53' Fabian Herbers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Thiago on, Talles Magno off on 58 minutes.
59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
66' Brilliant from the ! Federico Navarro makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 66.
67' Against the run of play, Federico Navarro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
73' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Robert Beric trudges off to be replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 73 minutes.
74' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Robert Beric is replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
76' The supporters are chanting for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi. He replaces Gudmundur Thorarinsson on 76 minute.
81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
85' The crowd applauds Fabian Herbers as he leaves the pitch. Ignacio Aliseda steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
86' The whistle greets Alfredo Morales as he departs to be replaced by Heber.
90' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Alvaro Medran has done his job and it is now time for Luka Stojanovic to step up.
New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Chicago Fire FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 74'
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Luka Stojanovic 90'
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Ignacio Aliseda 85'
4
Johan Kappelhof
31
Federico Navarro
3
Jonathan Bornstein
14
Jhon Espinoza
32
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales ↓ Heber 86'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 76'
1
Sean Johnson
55
Keaton Parks
43
Talles Magno ↓ Thiago 58'
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 58'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 76'

Bench

12
Malte Amundsen ↑ 76'
9
Heber ↑ 86'
13
Luis Barraza
23
Gedion Zelalem
24
Tayvon Gray
21
Andres Jasson
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↑ 76'
8
Thiago ↑ 58'
42
Santiago Rodriguez ↑ 58'

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Alexander Ring	2
Robert Beric	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

New York City FC Form

2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-09-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York City FC W 2021-09-14 New York City FC 3–3 FC Dallas D 2021-09-11 New England Revolution 2–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC48% Draw26% New York City FC26%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

74%

Draw or New York City FC

52%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw45% New York City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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