Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New York Red Bulls
2 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 17:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Sean Davis 42' Y
Y 44' Boris Sekulic
Y 62' Francisco Calvo

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls 2019-06-29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
25 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 L
18 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L
21 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
08 Nov Toronto FC H 2–1 W
02 Nov New York City FC A 2–5 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
25 Apr Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
18 Apr New England Revolution H 2–2 D
08 Nov New York City FC H 3–4 L
05 Nov Minnesota United FC A 2–2 D
01 Nov Nashville SC A 1–1 D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York Red Bulls launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 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' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' It’s high time Gerhard Struber made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Sean Davis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Boris Sekulic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 47' What composure from Christian Casseres Jr.! The international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Caden Clark, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 55' The crowd applauds Frankie Amaya as he leaves the pitch. Dru Yearwood steps in for New York Red Bulls.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Luka Stojanovic by Elliot Collier on 61 minute.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Francisco Calvo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Goal! Caden Clark scores his 13 goal in 283 matches.
  • 68' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Fabio is replaced by Brian White on 68 minute.
  • 69' Brian Gutierrez is replacing Przemyslaw Frankowski for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on, Alvaro Medran off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Caden Clark is withdrawn and Omir Fernandez gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Another three points for New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls 2019-06-29 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls L 2020-11-08 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Toronto FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC L 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls43% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC33%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
67%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
57%
New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls28% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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