New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

New York City FC

2 – 0

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 26 Sep 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Mark Geiger
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Jeremy Kieso

6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
08 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
02 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–0	W
23 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
12 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

New York City FC		Chicago Fire FC
#8	Position	#5
33	Points	42
27	Played	26
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
41	Scored	46
36	Conceded	38
+5	GD	+8
1.22	PPG	1.62
30%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Chicago Fire FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. New York City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Ronald Matarrita is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' It’s high time Domenec Torrent made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' The 44-year-old Alan Gordon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' 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 Michael de Leeuw suffering a number of foals already.
50' Maxi Moralez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anton Tinnerholm is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
90' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York City FC players.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ebenezer Ofori
3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 84'
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Jo Inge Berget 69'
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring
2
Ben Sweat
7
David Villa C
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands ↓ Eloi Amagat 67'

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Nicolas Hasler
10
Aleksandar Katai
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Alan Gordon 75'
7
Raheem Edwards
18
Drew Conner ↓ Michael de Leeuw 46'
30
Stefan Cleveland
3
Brandon Vincent
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 46'
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.69 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC48% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC34% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet