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

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MLS · 2022

Chicago Fire FC

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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 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 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
#4	Position	#10
55	Points	42
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
64	Scored	49
54	Conceded	45
+10	GD	+4
1.62	PPG	1.24
47%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Soldier Field!
5' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' 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.
16' Gabriel Pereira puts New York City FC on the lead.
18' Rafael Czichos is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
33' Nicolas Acevedo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' Malte Amundsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
46' The Uruguay midfielder Santiago Rodriguez breaks the deadlock on 46 minutes. 0-2!
51' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 51 minute. Mauricio Pineda leaves to be changed by Fabian Herbers.
56' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
60' Carlos Teran was booked on 60.
65' With 2 assists to his name this season, Talles Magno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
68' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Brian Gutierrez on, Carlos Teran off on 68 minutes.
72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Santiago Rodriguez.
77' The whistle greets Thiago as he departs to be replaced by Tayvon Gray.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Miguel Navarro on 77 minutes.
78' Victor Bezerra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Mueller at the 78 minute mark.
82' Talles Magno makes way for Heber at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Cushing might look to freshen things up shortly.
89' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Gabriel Pereira is replaced by Andres Jasson on 89 minute.
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
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	2
Alexander Ring	2
Robert Beric	2
Hannes Wolf	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	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

1 / 4

1.23 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw30% New York City FC35%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

65%

Draw or New York City FC

65%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC25% Draw49% New York City FC26%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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