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 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#4	Position	#11
55	Points	42
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 16
64	Scored	48
54	Conceded	62
+10	GD	-14
1.62	PPG	1.24
47%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, New York Red Bulls does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' The deadlock is broken! Luka Stojanovic gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
7' Brazil international Carlos Miguel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
8' A stunning finish from Luka Stojanovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Gutman. He replaces Christian Casseres Jr. on 19 minute.
21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thomas Edwards.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Thomas Edwards on 22.
27' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
32' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
39' Sean Davis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Davis.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' The 34-year-old Amro Tarek has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' The supporters are chanting for Omir Fernandez. He replaces Wikelman Carmona on 55 minute.
58' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 58 minute. Elliot Collier leaves to be changed by Robert Beric.
63' Carlos Teran has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 295 appearances.
65' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Teran is replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
69' Poor challenge from Amro Tarek. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
74' Gaston Claudio Gimenez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Caden Clark makes way for Tom Barlow at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
77' A moment of madness from Andrew Gutman on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
82' Omir Fernandez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerhard Struber will be considering his options from the bench.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls share the spoils 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
Georgios Koutsias	2
Brian White	2
Lewis Morgan	2
Cameron Harper	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

3 / 4

1.89 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC51% Draw24% New York Red Bulls25%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

76%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

49%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC37% Draw42% New York Red Bulls21%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

3.8%

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%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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