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 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
1' Carlos Teran has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 1.
6' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
11' 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.
16' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
19' Lewis Morgan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
19' Jhon Espinoza was booked on 19.
20' Goal! Lewis Morgan scores his 43 goal in 410 matches.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' A moment of madness from Cameron Harper on 26 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
31' 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.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
38' GOAL! Chris Mueller scores on 38.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
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' What a strike from Wyatt Omsberg! The score is 2-2.
54' Another change for New York Red Bulls made on 54 minute. Tom Barlow leaves to be changed by Patryk Klimala.
58' What a moment for Cameron Harper! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Edwards is booked for New York Red Bulls — Yellow card on 63.
65' The whistle greets Brian Gutierrez as he departs to be replaced by Jairo Torres.
66' Sean Nealis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
66' Jason Pendant is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Harper at the 66 minute mark.
70' Miguel Navarro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
71' The crowd applauds Jhon Duran as he leaves the pitch. Kacper Przybylko steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
76' The crowd applauds Lewis Morgan as he leaves the pitch. Zachary Ryan steps in for New York Red Bulls.
80' The crowd applauds Chris Mueller as he leaves the pitch. Fabian Herbers steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
85' Wyatt Omsberg was booked on 85.
89' A goal from the Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri! He fires home on 89 to make it 3-3!
The final score is 3-3.

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
Maxim Choupo-Moting	2
Luka Stojanovic	2
Xherdan Shaqiri	2
Georgios Koutsias	2
Brian White	2
Lewis Morgan	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

1.79 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 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls41% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

64%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

59%

New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls28% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

2 – 0

3.7%

1 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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