Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls Prediction: The Red Bulls look lost

Chicago Fire are back in action this week after their dominant performance in the US Open Cup in midweek. They will welcome New York Red Bulls to the Soldier Field, as they try to grab a win after going winless in 2 straight matches. New York Red Bulls are still having one of the poorest starts to the campaign and it looks like it’s going to continue for some time. They won just 1 game in their last 9 league games in this campaign and their most recent game ended in a defeat. 

Chicago Fire can take the positive of the US Open Cup win into this game. They won that match 3-0 against Chicago House AC and prior to that, they were winless in their last 2 league matches. Their overall performance in the league so far this season is, 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in 9 matches. They are currently 10th in the Eastern conference and they have 10 points.

Chicago Fire were dominant in their 3-0 win against Chicago House AC. Kacper Przybylko and Kendall Burks gave Chicago Fire a 2 goal lead in the first half and Kendall Burke scored his second in the 70th minute to seal a 3-0 win at the end of the game.

As expected, Chicago Fire controlled 67% possession and had 9 shots on target and 12 corner kicks.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (3), more than 2.5 goals (5/6), both teams scoring (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

New York Red Bulls come into this game with a very horrible record, as they are without a win in their last 5 league games. Their overall record in the league so far is 1 win, 5 draws and 3 defeats. They are 13th in the eastern conference table, with 8 points from 9 matches.

New York Red Bulls’ last match was against CF Montreal away from home and they lost 2-0. CF Montreal had their foot in front in the 25th minute, as Red Bulls’ player Andres Reyes scored an own goal. The match stayed that way until the 92nd minute when Mathieu Choniere scored the second goal to seal the victory for CF Montreal. New York Red Bulls had 58% possession, 4 shots on target and 5 corner kicks according to match statistics.

Team streak: no wins (5), without clean sheet (7), less than 2.5 goals (5/5), both teams scoring (5/7), first to concede (6/7), more than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (6/6).

Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls have played each other 20 times before now. New York Red Bulls have 9 wins, while Chicago Fire have 7 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• New York Red Bulls are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/7 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners were played in 6/6 meetings.

• Chicago Fire (4-2-3-1): Spencer Richey, Jonathan Dean, Wyatt Omsberg, Kendall Burks, Miguel Navarro, Federico Navarro, Mauricio Pineda, Alex Monis, Maren Haile-Selassie, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patino, Kacper Przybylko.
• New York Red Bulls (4-2-3-1): Carlos Miguel, John Tolkin, Sean Nealis, Andres Reyes, Kyle Duncan, Caniel Edelman, Cristian Casseres Jr., Cameron Harper, Omir Fernandez, Wikelman Carmona, Cory Burke.

Analysis of Chicago Fire shows that they have scored 12 goals and conceded 12 in 8 matches. They score an average of 1.5 goals per game, with a 12% conversion rate. They create an average of 1.9 chances per game and miss an average of 1.4 chances per game. They take an average of 12.8 shots per game and an average of 2.9 shots on target per game. They play an average of 5.3 corner kicks per game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Analysis of New York Red Bulls shows that they have scored 6 goals and conceded 9. They score an average of 0.7 goals per game, with a conversion rate of 5%. They create an average of 1.7 chances per game and miss an average of 1.1 chances per game. They take an average of 13.8 shots per game and an average of 4.3 shots on target per game. They play an average of 4.8 corners per game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.71 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-0 at 8 Odds