New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 22:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Fernandez 64' 1–0

Santiago Rodriguez 78' Y

Kevin O'Toole 89' Y

Andres Perea 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

New York City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC 2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
07 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	0–2	L
30 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D
24 Sep	Toronto FC	H	3–0	W
20 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–0	W
16 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
08 Oct	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L
05 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–1	W
30 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
24 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
20 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Nick Cushing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' New York City FC have won 454 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' Argentina international Federico Navarro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' The whistle greets Keaton Parks as he departs to be replaced by Andres Perea.
64' A goal from the Argentina international Julian Fernandez! He fires home on 64 to make it 1-0!
68' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Georgios Koutsias exits the field as Kei Kamara enters on 68.
73' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
75' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Federico Navarro departs to be replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Santiago Rodriguez on 78.
83' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
84' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Andres Jasson comes on to replace Julian Fernandez.
89' Kevin O'Toole was booked on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Andres Perea argues furiously but the card stands.
1-0 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 68'
31
Federico Navarro ↓ Mauricio Pineda 75'
17
Brian Gutierrez
19
Georgios Koutsias ↓ Kei Kamara 68'
4
Carlos Teran
26
Ousmane Doumbia ↓ Kacper Przybylko 75'
34
Chris Brady
24
Jonathan Dean
3
Daniel Aceves ↓ Miguel Navarro 84'

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Alexander Ring	2
Robert Beric	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2023-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-09-24 New York City FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-09-16 New York City FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-09-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.33 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC51% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

49%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC31% Draw52% Chicago Fire FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

13.3%

2 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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