New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

New York Red Bulls

3 – 3

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Wed 18 May 2022 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 1' Carlos Teran

Y 19' Jhon Espinoza

Cameron Harper 26' Y

Thomas Edwards 63' Y

Sean Nealis 66' Y

Y 70' Miguel Navarro

Y 85' Wyatt Omsberg

Overview

Match Preview

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

New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York Red Bulls 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-18 New York Red Bulls 3–3 Chicago Fire FC 2022-05-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls 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

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–3	D
14 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
07 May	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
01 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W
24 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	3–0	W
16 Apr	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	New York Red Bulls	A	3–3	D
15 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
07 May	Atlanta United FC	A	1–4	L
01 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
17 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		Chicago Fire FC
#8	Position	#4
25	Points	29
18	Played	17
7 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
29	Scored	32
39	Conceded	23
-10	GD	+9
1.39	PPG	1.71
39%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

1/5

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	9 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Red Bull Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC.
1' Carlos Teran has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 1.
6' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
16' 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.
19' Lewis Morgan does the damage! The net is bulging and New York Red Bulls surge ahead!
19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jhon Espinoza on 19.
20' Lewis Morgan adds to his 0 season tally! New York Red Bulls lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
25' Thomas Edwards is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
26' A moment of madness from Cameron Harper on 26 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
31' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
38' Chris Mueller makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Chicago Fire FC are in front.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Harper, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
46' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Jhon Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Boris Sekulic to step up.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wyatt Omsberg makes it 2-2.
54' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Patryk Klimala on, Tom Barlow off on 54 minutes.
58' New York Red Bulls is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cameron Harper on 58.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Edwards is booked for New York Red Bulls — Yellow card on 63.
65' The supporters are chanting for Jairo Torres. He replaces Brian Gutierrez on 65 minute.
66' Sean Nealis is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
66' Jason Pendant is replacing Cameron Harper for the New York Red Bulls side.
70' Miguel Navarro was booked on 70.
71' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 71 minute. Jhon Duran leaves to be changed by Kacper Przybylko.
76' Zachary Ryan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Morgan at the 76 minute mark.
80' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller is replaced by Fabian Herbers.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wyatt Omsberg.
89' Brilliant from the ! Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 89.
The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 3-3 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Jason Pendant ↑ 66'
18
Ryan Meara
9
Patryk Klimala ↑ 54'
82
Luquinhas ↑ 54'
37
Caden Clark
30
Jesus Castellano
75
Daniel Edelman
28
Zachary Ryan ↑ 76'

Coach Gerhard Struber

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
20
Wyatt Omsberg
31
Federico Navarro
14
Jhon Espinoza ↓ Boris Sekulic 46'
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Jairo Torres 65'
23
Carlos Teran ↓ Gaston Claudio Gimenez 46'
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Fabian Herbers 80'
26
Jhon Duran ↓ Kacper Przybylko 71'

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patryk Klimala	3
Robert Beric	3
Xherdan Shaqiri	2
Georgios Koutsias	2
Brian White	2
Lewis Morgan	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2022-05-18 New York Red Bulls 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-05-14 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2022-05-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-05-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2022-04-24 Orlando City SC 0–3 New York Red Bulls W 2022-04-16 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Dallas D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-05-18 New York Red Bulls 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-05-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2022-04-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-04-17 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls43% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

65%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

57%

New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls29% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

1 – 3

2 – 3

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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