New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New York City FC

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Mauricio Pineda

Valentin Castellanos 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

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

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
23 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	6–0	W
20 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
17 Oct	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
30 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
24 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
20 Oct	FC Cincinnati	A	4–3	W
16 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
03 Oct	Toronto FC	A	1–3	L
30 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–0	W

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
5' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' 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.
20' 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.
25' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Joel Waterman scoring 1 goals.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda will be fuming at that decision.
37' 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.
42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' Miguel Navarro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
51' What a strike from Valentin Castellanos! The score is 1-0.
56' 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.
61' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
63' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Mauricio Pineda departs to be replaced by Johan Kappelhof.
64' The supporters are chanting for Jesus Medina. He replaces Thiago on 64 minute.
69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Boris Sekulic is withdrawn and Jhon Espinoza gets his opportunity.
74' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Keaton Parks is replaced by Gedion Zelalem.
76' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Gaston Claudio Gimenez has done his job and it is now time for Luka Stojanovic to step up.
81' Maxime Chanot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
86' Andres Jasson is replacing Santiago Rodriguez for the New York City FC side.
90' Valentin Castellanos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales
12
Malte Amundsen
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Gedion Zelalem 74'
8
Thiago ↓ Jesus Medina 64'
42
Santiago Rodriguez ↓ Andres Jasson 86'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 64'
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Brian Gutierrez 64'
31
Federico Navarro
7
Ignacio Aliseda
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Jhon Espinoza 70'
3
Jonathan Bornstein
32
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Johan Kappelhof 63'
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez ↓ Luka Stojanovic 76'

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC W 2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.88 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC51% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

49%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC37% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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