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

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MLS · 2023

Chicago Fire FC

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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 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 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	#5
29	Points	26
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
32	Scored	31
23	Conceded	24
+9	GD	+7
1.71	PPG	1.44
53%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' It’s high time Nick Cushing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
14' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Federico Navarro by Mauricio Pineda on 14 minute.
19' Talles Magno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
29' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
34' Poor challenge from Mauricio Pineda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
39' A goal from the Brazil international Gabriel Pereira! He fires home on 39 to make it 0-1!
44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matias Pellegrini.
45' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Herbers is hanging Jairo Torres on the field on 45 minute.
46' The whistle greets Kacper Przybylko as he departs to be replaced by Kei Ansu Kamara.
51' Kacper Przybylko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Andres Jasson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Andres Jasson is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 58.
63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
64' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Brian Gutierrez departs to be replaced by Gaston Claudio Gimenez.
68' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Thiago on, Andres Jasson off on 68 minutes.
73' Justin Haak gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces James Sands and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Fabian Herbers adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
76' A goal from the Germany international Fabian Herbers! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-1!
81' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Cushing will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic is replaced by Stephen Turnbull.
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
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	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

1.52 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC40% Draw28% New York City FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

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

7.9%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.3%

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

27% ✓

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.