New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

New York City FC

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 22 May 2022 · 21:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicolas Acevedo 46' Y

Nicolas Acevedo 47' Y

Y 63' Boris Sekulic

Thiago Martins 89' Y

Keaton Parks 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

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

2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
18 May	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W
14 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–0	W
07 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
01 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Toronto FC	H	5–4	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
18 May	New York Red Bulls	A	3–3	D
15 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
07 May	Atlanta United FC	A	1–4	L
01 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Agustin Ojeda scoring 1 goals.
20' Brian Gutierrez, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Heber makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and New York City FC are in front.
28' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ezra Hendrickson might look to freshen things up shortly.
43' Chris Mueller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
44' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Gabriel Pereira exits the field as Talles Magno enters on 44.
46' Nicolas Acevedo is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
46' Carlos Teran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mauricio Pineda on 46 minute.
47' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Acevedo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' The whistle greets Jhon Duran as he departs to be replaced by Kacper Przybylko.
60' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
66' The whistle greets Maxi Moralez as he departs to be replaced by Keaton Parks.
71' It’s high time Ezra Hendrickson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
72' Fabian Herbers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Mueller on 72 minute.
77' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
84' Jhon Espinoza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Boris Sekulic at the 84 minute mark.
86' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Thiago by Andres Jasson on 86 minute.
87' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Andres Jasson on, Thiago off on 87 minutes.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Thiago Martins is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Keaton Parks argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

55
Keaton Parks ↑ 66'
80
Justin Haak
23
Gedion Zelalem
43
Talles Magno ↑ 44'
2
Chris Gloster ↑ 66'
24
Tayvon Gray ↑ 66'
32
Vuk Latinovich
21
Andres Jasson ↑ 87'
25
Cody Mizell

Coach Ronny Deila

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	2
Alexander Ring	2
Robert Beric	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC W 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 New York City FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-04-24 New York City FC 5–4 Toronto FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-18 New York Red Bulls 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.75 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC55% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

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	18%	82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

45%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC36% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC20%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+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

32% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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