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

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MLS · 2021

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 22:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Andres Reyes 73' Y

Kyle Duncan 78' Y

Y 81' Carlos Teran

Overview

Match Preview

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

New York Red Bulls 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 Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 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

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
15 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
05 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	0–0	D
31 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
22 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
18 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–3	L
15 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	New York City FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		Chicago Fire FC
#11	Position	#4
42	Points	55
34	Played	34
12 / 6 / 16	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
48	Scored	64
62	Conceded	54
-14	GD	+10
1.24	PPG	1.62
35%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ 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 Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York Red Bulls to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The 31-year-old Elliot Collier has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Andrew Gutman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
20' Fabian Herbers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' What a moment for Robert Beric! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
34' The Slovenia Robert Beric breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 0-2!
39' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring 1 goals.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Davis, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
49' Egypt international Amro Tarek has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' Miguel Navarro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
59' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is replacing Brian Gutierrez for the Chicago Fire FC side.
64' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Daniel Royer on, Patryk Klimala off on 64 minutes.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
72' The supporters are chanting for Frankie Amaya. He replaces Caden Clark on 72 minute.
73' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Andres Reyes gets a Yellow card.
77' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Andres Reyes has done his job and it is now time for Amro Tarek to step up.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Kyle Duncan is booked for New York Red Bulls — Yellow card on 78.
81' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
83' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Elliot Collier on, Robert Beric off on 83 minutes.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
With this win, Chicago Fire FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

39
Mandela Egbo
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 64'
18
Ryan Meara
6
Kyle Duncan ↑ 64'
21
Omir Fernandez
8
Frankie Amaya ↑ 72'
74
Tom Barlow
17
Cameron Harper
3
Amro Tarek ↑ 77'

Coach Gerhard Struber

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Elliot Collier 83'
21
Fabian Herbers
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
2
Boris Sekulic
8
Luka Stojanovic ↓ Alvaro Medran 83'
3
Jonathan Bornstein
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 59'
23
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patryk Klimala	3
Robert Beric	3
Lewis Morgan	2
Cameron Harper	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2
Maxim Choupo-Moting	2

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-08-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New England Revolution L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-18 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-08-08 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.4 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls33% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC40%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

61%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

67%

New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls26% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC29%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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