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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Wed 26 Sep 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

10
5
2
New York City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #3
19 Points 26
15 Played 14
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
25 Scored 27
21 Conceded 16
+4 GD +11
1.27 PPG 1.86
33% Win % 57%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 15' 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 Johan Kappelhof suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandon Vincent, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' With 2 assists to his name this season, Maxi Moralez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djordje Mihailovic made 275 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Another three points for New York City FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 4
Valentin Castellanos 3
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Alexander Ring 2
Robert Beric 2

Head to Head

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

New York City FC Form

2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-09-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-09-05 New York City FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2018-08-22 New York City FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-09-22 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-09-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Orlando City SC W 2018-08-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-08-18 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC45% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
55%
New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC31% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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