Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Chicago Fire FC

1 – 1

Full Time

New York City FC

Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 01:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 39' Gabriel Pereira

Fabian Herbers 75' 1–1

Mauricio Pineda 34' Y

Y 44' Matias Pellegrini

Y 58' Andres Jasson

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Oct	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Cincinnati	A	3–2	W
18 Sep	Charlotte FC	H	2–3	L
13 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–3	L
11 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–1	W

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L
31 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
23 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	3–1	W
17 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	3–0	W
09 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	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' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
5' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
14' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Mauricio Pineda on, Federico Navarro off on 14 minutes.
19' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
34' Mauricio Pineda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
39' Gabriel Pereira makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and New York City FC are in front.
44' The referee shows New York City FC player a Yellow card on 44.
45' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Jairo Torres trudges off to be replaced by Fabian Herbers on 45 minutes.
46' The whistle greets Kacper Przybylko as he departs to be replaced by Kei Ansu Kamara.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Cushing will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Rafael Czichos, a Saudi Arabia , has 37 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' The referee calls foul for Andres Jasson. He receives a Yellow card.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' Gaston Claudio Gimenez gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Brian Gutierrez and will look to change the dynamic.
68' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Andres Jasson is replaced by Thiago on 68 minute.
73' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. James Sands is withdrawn and Justin Haak gets his opportunity.
75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fabian Herbers makes no mistake. 1-1!
76' A goal from the Germany international Fabian Herbers! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-1!
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' 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.
90' Stephen Turnbull is replacing Mitja Ilenic for the New York City FC side.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
5
Rafael Czichos
31
Federico Navarro ↓ Mauricio Pineda 14'
2
Arnaud Souquet
18
Spencer Richey
6
Miguel Navarro
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Gaston Claudio Gimenez 64'
4
Carlos Teran
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 64'
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Kei Ansu Kamara 46'
20
Jairo Torres ↓ Fabian Herbers 45'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

13
Thiago Martins
17
Matias Pellegrini ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 73'
4
Maxime Chanot
6
James Sands ↓ Justin Haak 73'
3
Brian Cufre
55
Keaton Parks
1
Luis Barraza
43
Talles Magno
11
Gabriel Pereira
21
Andres Jasson ↓ Thiago 68'
35
Mitja Ilenic ↓ Stephen Turnbull 90'

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2022-10-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2022-10-01 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-09-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC L 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-09-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Internacional CF Miami W

New York City FC Form

2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC L 2022-10-23 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2022-10-17 New York City FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-10-09 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.57 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC42% Draw28% New York City FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

71%

Draw or New York City FC

58%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC32% Draw46% New York City FC22%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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