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 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 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 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
#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)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

16% Clean Sheets
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' And we are off! Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls — let the football do the talking.
2' The Serbia Luka Stojanovic breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
7' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luka Stojanovic makes it 2-0.
13' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
18' 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.
19' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Christian Casseres Jr. departs to be replaced by Andrew Gutman.
21' Controversy at the stadium! Thomas Edwards argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
22' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Edwards.
27' The 41-year-old Jonathan Bornstein has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 278 games and scored 398 goals.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Sean Davis is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sean Davis on 40 minutes.
45' Patryk Klimala has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
55' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Wikelman Carmona is withdrawn and Omir Fernandez gets his opportunity.
58' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Elliot Collier has done his job and it is now time for Robert Beric to step up.
63' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gaston Claudio Gimenez suffering a number of foals already.
65' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Wyatt Omsberg on, Carlos Teran off on 65 minutes.
69' That is a Yellow card for New York Red Bulls. Amro Tarek will be fuming at that decision.
74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Boris Sekulic made 22 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
75' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Caden Clark departs to be replaced by Tom Barlow.
77' Andrew Gutman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
82' Carlos Miguel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
87' New York Red Bulls have won 422 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	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

2.13 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC55% Draw23% New York Red Bulls22%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

78%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

45%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC41% Draw40% New York Red Bulls19%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.6%

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%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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.