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 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

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

New York City FC 19 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
#10	Position	#4
42	Points	55
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
49	Scored	64
45	Conceded	54
+4	GD	+10
1.24	PPG	1.62
29%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' 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.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' Dax McCarty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Domenec Torrent will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' Nemanja Nikolics is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
85' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Domenec Torrent might look to freshen things up shortly.
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
Robert Beric	2
Hannes Wolf	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.71 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC48% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC34% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.4%

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	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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