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 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

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
#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' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against New York City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rafael Czichos made 409 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stephen Turnbull is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
14' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro is replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
19' 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.
24' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mauricio Pineda.
39' GOAL! Gabriel Pereira scores on 39.
44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matias Pellegrini.
45' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Fabian Herbers on, Jairo Torres off on 45 minutes.
46' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Kacper Przybylko has done his job and it is now time for Kei Ansu Kamara to step up.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andres Jasson on 58.
63' James Sands is a natural defensive midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
64' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Brian Gutierrez trudges off to be replaced by Gaston Claudio Gimenez on 64 minutes.
68' New York City FC make a change. Andres Jasson trudges off to be replaced by Thiago on 68 minutes.
73' Time for substitution for New York City FC. James Sands is replaced by Justin Haak.
75' The deadlock is broken! Fabian Herbers gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
76' The deadlock is broken! Fabian Herbers gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' Stephen Turnbull has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mitja Ilenic on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 1-1 New York City FC. Honours even.

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
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

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

1.51 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC40% Draw28% New York City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

68%

Draw or New York City FC

60%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC30% Draw46% New York City FC24%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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