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New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
1 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 21 Apr 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki

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

6
4
7
New York Red Bulls 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–4 L
24 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
18 Mar Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
11 Mar Portland Timbers H 4–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
14 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
31 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
17 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 3–4 L

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Chicago Fire FC
#5 Position #3
22 Points 26
15 Played 14
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
25 Scored 27
32 Conceded 16
-7 GD +11
1.47 PPG 1.86
40% Win % 57%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ 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' Temperatures are rising at as New York Red Bulls face off against Chicago Fire FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Mo Adams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 25' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Dax McCarty has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kemar Lawrence is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Bradley Wright-Phillips is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jesse Marsch will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 90' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • It finishes all square. New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Beric 3
Patryk Klimala 3
Lewis Morgan 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Maxim Choupo-Moting 2
Luka Stojanovic 2

Head to Head

2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-04-14 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-03-31 Orlando City SC 4–3 New York Red Bulls L 2018-03-24 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-03-18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2018-03-11 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Portland Timbers W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-03-10 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls31% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC44%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
56%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
69%
New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls23% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC37%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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