Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2021
New York Red Bulls
0 – 1
Full Time
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.

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
2021-08-28 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Welcome to Red Bull Arena that hosts another battle between New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Amro Tarek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Robert Beric makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 34' Robert Beric makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
  • 39' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerhard Struber will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brian Gutierrez on 59 minute.
  • 64' Another change for New York Red Bulls made on 64 minute. Patryk Klimala leaves to be changed by Daniel Royer.
  • 69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 72' Frankie Amaya gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Caden Clark and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' New York Red Bulls receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 77' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Amro Tarek comes on to replace Andres Reyes.
  • 78' Kyle Duncan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 81' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Robert Beric is replaced by Elliot Collier on 83 minute.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Chicago Fire FC to claim maximum points.

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
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Maxim Choupo-Moting 2
Luka Stojanovic 2
Xherdan Shaqiri 2
Georgios Koutsias 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.27 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls29% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC44%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
56%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
71%
New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls22% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC34%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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