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

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

Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 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 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
#3	Position	#5
26	Points	22
14	Played	15
8 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
27	Scored	25
16	Conceded	32
+11	GD	-7
1.86	PPG	1.47
57%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 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 Red Bulls

0-15

5/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/5

46-60

3/5

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host New York Red Bulls — let the battle begin!
2' Brilliant from the ! Luka Stojanovic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 2.
7' New Zealand international Elliot Collier has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
8' Luka Stojanovic adds to his 0 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' New York Red Bulls have won 418 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Andrew Gutman on, Christian Casseres Jr. off on 19 minutes.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Edwards on 21.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Edwards is booked for New York Red Bulls — Yellow card on 22.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
37' Francisco Calvo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
39' New York Red Bulls player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Davis.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle Duncan, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wikelman Carmona is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
55' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Omir Fernandez comes on to replace Wikelman Carmona.
58' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Elliot Collier by Robert Beric on 58 minute.
63' Patryk Klimala is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
65' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Carlos Teran trudges off to be replaced by Wyatt Omsberg on 65 minutes.
69' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Amro Tarek gets a Yellow card.
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
75' Tom Barlow is replacing Caden Clark for the New York Red Bulls side.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Andrew Gutman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
82' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John Tolkin made 283 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
2-1 the final result. New York Red Bulls will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Maxim Choupo-Moting	2
Luka Stojanovic	2
Xherdan Shaqiri	2
Georgios Koutsias	2
Brian White	2
Lewis Morgan	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

4 / 4

2.1 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC56% Draw23% New York Red Bulls21%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

79%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

44%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC42% Draw41% New York Red Bulls17%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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