Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .
- Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Corey Parker
- Referee Robert Sibiga
- Referee Gianni Facchini
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Matthew Franz
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | New York Red Bulls | H | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Aug | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Jul | Toronto FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 21 Jul | Toronto FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Jul | FC Dallas | A | 1–3 | L |
| 12 Jul | Philadelphia Union | H | 3–4 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Chicago Fire FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Aug | Los Angeles FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 26 Jul | D.C. United SC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Jul | New England Revolution | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | H | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Chicago Fire FC | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #8 |
| 29 | Points | 25 |
| 17 | Played | 18 |
| 9 / 2 / 6 | W / D / L | 7 / 4 / 7 |
| 32 | Scored | 29 |
| 23 | Conceded | 39 |
| +9 | GD | -10 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 1.39 |
| 53% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
59%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
41%
Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
Chicago Fire FC this season
16%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC
| Hugo Cuypers | 11 G | |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 5 G | 4 A |
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 9 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against New York Red Bulls. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' Aaron Long has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 35' Alex Muyl has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 286 appearances.
- 40' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 45' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 65' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
- 70' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
- 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Richard Sanchez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
- 85' The 31-year-old Andreas Ivan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- New York Red Bulls celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 31
- 9
- 25
- 7
- 18
- 3
- 45
- 13
- 6
- 4
Bench
-
10
Aleksandar Katai ↑ 58'
-
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↑ 61'
- 21
- 30
- 26
-
8
Michael de Leeuw ↑ 73'
- 14
Coach
Veljko Paunovic
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
-
90
Marc Rzatkowski ↓ Andreas Ivan 85'
- 62
- 10
- 99
-
77
Daniel Royer ↓ Connor Lade 76'
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 92
- 4
Bench
- 29
-
9
Andreas Ivan ↑ 85'
-
5
Connor Lade ↑ 76'
- 18
-
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 70'
- 7
- 42
Coach
Chris Armas
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Patryk Klimala | 3 |
| Robert Beric | 3 |
| Nemanja Nikolics | 2 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 2 |
| Maxim Choupo-Moting | 2 |
| Luka Stojanovic | 2 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 2 |
Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
New York Red Bulls Form
2018-08-12
Chicago Fire FC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-08-05
New York Red Bulls
2–1
Los Angeles FC
W
2018-07-28
New York Red Bulls
2–3
Columbus Crew SC
L
2018-07-26
D.C. United SC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-07-21
New York Red Bulls
2–0
New England Revolution
W
2018-07-14
New York Red Bulls
3–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.82
Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls 74% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw
68%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
58%
Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
| Handicap | Chicago Fire FC covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 15% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 15% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
17%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.