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

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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

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
#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' KICK OFF: New York Red Bulls gets underway.
1' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Teran is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Yellow card on 1.
6' The -year-old Gaston Claudio Gimenez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
11' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
16' Jhon Espinoza, a Ecuador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' Goal! Lewis Morgan scores his 46 goal in 429 matches.
19' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jhon Espinoza on 19 minutes.
20' Magnificent from Lewis Morgan! That is 46 goals in 429 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Carlos Miguel suffering a number of foals already.
26' New York Red Bulls player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
31' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
36' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
38' Goal! Chris Mueller scores his 9 goal in 302 matches.
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Jhon Espinoza is replaced by Boris Sekulic on 46 minute.
49' Wyatt Omsberg does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
54' Patryk Klimala is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Barlow at the 54 minute mark.
58' What a strike from Cameron Harper! The score is 3-2.
63' A moment of madness from Thomas Edwards on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
65' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Jairo Torres on, Brian Gutierrez off on 65 minutes.
66' New York Red Bulls receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
66' Jason Pendant is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Harper at the 66 minute mark.
70' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Navarro will be fuming at that decision.
71' Kacper Przybylko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jhon Duran at the 71 minute mark.
76' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zachary Ryan is hanging Lewis Morgan on the field on 76 minute.
80' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Chris Mueller is withdrawn and Fabian Herbers gets his opportunity.
85' A moment of madness from Wyatt Omsberg on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
89' Brilliant from the ! Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 89.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
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

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

1.92 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 71% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls45% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

68%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

55%

New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls31% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

0 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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