Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Chicago Fire FC

0 – 2

Full Time

New York City FC

Sun 21 Aug 2022 · 22:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Rafael Czichos 18' Y

Carlos Teran 60' Y

Y 72' Santiago Rodriguez

Miguel Navarro 77' Y

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

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

2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC 2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
06 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	3–2	W
30 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
24 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
17 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–0	W
18 Aug	Charlotte FC	H	1–3	L
14 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–3	L
06 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L
30 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
23 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–0	W

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' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC.
5' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Miguel Navarro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
16' Gabriel Pereira makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and New York City FC are in front.
18' A moment of madness from Rafael Czichos on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
23' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
38' Mexico international Jairo Torres has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' Thiago Martins has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Santiago Rodriguez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 46 minutes.
51' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Mauricio Pineda by Fabian Herbers on 51 minute.
56' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Teran is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 60.
65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
68' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Teran is replaced by Brian Gutierrez.
72' Santiago Rodriguez is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
77' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Tayvon Gray on, Thiago off on 77 minutes.
77' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
78' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 78 minute. Chris Mueller leaves to be changed by Victor Bezerra.
82' Heber gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Talles Magno and will look to change the dynamic.
87' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' Another change for New York City FC made on 89 minute. Gabriel Pereira leaves to be changed by Andres Jasson.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC L 2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-08-06 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-07-30 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

New York City FC Form

2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC W 2022-08-18 New York City FC 1–3 Charlotte FC L 2022-08-14 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 New York City FC L 2022-08-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York City FC L 2022-07-30 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2022-07-23 New York City FC 2–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.28 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC38% Draw30% New York City FC32%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

68%

Draw or New York City FC

62%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC27% Draw50% New York City FC23%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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