Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 1

Full Time

New York Red Bulls

Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 22:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Thomas Edwards

Y 22' Thomas Edwards

Y 39' Sean Davis

Y 40' Sean Davis

Y 69' Amro Tarek

Y 77' Andrew Gutman

Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York Red Bulls

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls 2019-06-29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Toronto FC	H	1–2	L
22 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Nashville SC	A	1–5	L

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
05 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D
31 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
26 Jul	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L
21 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
09 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		New York Red Bulls
#5	Position	#10
42	Points	33
26	Played	26
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
46	Scored	34
38	Conceded	48
+8	GD	-14
1.62	PPG	1.27
46%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/6

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	10 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Soldier Field!
2' A goal from the Serbia international Luka Stojanovic! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
7' Brazil international Fabio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
8' What a strike from Luka Stojanovic! The score is 2-0.
13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 50% of all matches.
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Christian Casseres Jr. by Andrew Gutman on 19 minute.
21' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thomas Edwards on 21 minutes.
22' Thomas Edwards has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Andrew Gutman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
39' Sean Davis was booked on 39.
40' New York Red Bulls receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
45' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
55' New York Red Bulls make a change. Wikelman Carmona trudges off to be replaced by Omir Fernandez on 55 minutes.
58' Robert Beric gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Elliot Collier and will look to change the dynamic.
63' The 31-year-old Tom Barlow has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Carlos Teran makes way for Wyatt Omsberg at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
69' Amro Tarek was booked on 69.
74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
75' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Tom Barlow on, Caden Clark off on 75 minutes.
77' Andrew Gutman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
82' Patryk Klimala is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 283 games and scored 406 goals.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

7
Thomas Edwards
27
Sean Davis
6
Kyle Duncan
13
Carlos Miguel
10
Patryk Klimala
47
John Tolkin
37
Caden Clark ↓ Tom Barlow 75'
9
Fabio
23
Christian Casseres Jr. ↓ Andrew Gutman 19'
3
Amro Tarek
19
Wikelman Carmona ↓ Omir Fernandez 55'

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patryk Klimala	3
Robert Beric	3
Xherdan Shaqiri	2
Georgios Koutsias	2
Brian White	2
Lewis Morgan	2
Cameron Harper	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2021-07-21 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.84 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC52% Draw25% New York Red Bulls23%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

77%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

48%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC37% Draw43% New York Red Bulls20%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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.