The Red Bulls can barely believe they are top of the league after 7 games since the campaign started. But here they are and they will deal with the pressures that come with that position. Up next for The Red Bulls is a visit from Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire hope to take on the league leaders and they are hopeful of defying them in this clash.
New York Red Bulls’ last 5 league games ended in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. While Chicago Fire had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 5.
On the Eastern Conference table, New England Revolution are top with 14 points while Chicago fire are 10th with 8 points.
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Whatever is behind The Red Bulls rise to stardom at this point in the season needs to be studied. The Red Bulls have won 4 games in 7 matches and lost just once during that time. But as usual with being top, the pressure to stay there can be quite overwhelming. And the Red Bulls hope to handle that pressure against Chicago Fire.
The Red Bulls defeated FC Cincinnati away from home last week. The game ended 2-1 in favor of New York Red Bulls courtesy to goals from Frankie Amaya and Dante Vanzeir in the 19th and 60th minutes. According to the stats, New York Red Bulls had 45% possession, 5 shots on target and 8 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance but missed it.
New York Red Bulls riding in fine form is just up there as one of the bizarre occurrences this season. But the question is how long can they stay up?
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire are doing poorly if all things are considered and once again they are not in the picture of serious clubs in the league. They managed 2 wins and 3 defeats in 7 matches, which isn't the end of the world really.
They played host to Houston Dynamo last week and won the game 2-1 at full time. Xherdan Shaqiri got Chicago Fire the opening goal from the spot in the 10th minute and they lost the lead by the 65th minute. But they were able to fight back and restore the lead in the 78th minute through Brian Gutierrez and they went on to win the game in the end. According to stats, Chicago Fire had 41% possession, 5 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and missed 1.
Chicago Fire are not up there as a quality opposition but at this point just anything is possible against the New York Red Bulls who are certainly going to lose their place at the top of the table.
Head to Head
The h2h record shows in the last 20 meetings, New York Red Bulls won 9 matches while Chicago Fire won 5 and they drew 6 matches.
Analysis and Predictions
The Red Bulls have the advantage over Chicago Fire and there's a very good chance they will play to that advantage. For Chicago Fire, they can't afford to not fight for a win, so expect them to come searching for a win.
Chicago Fire are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings while the Red Bulls are without a clean sheet in the last 7. Both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 meetings and Chicago Fire scored first in 4 of the last 7 meetings. Their last 8 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.
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- Draw FT at 4.00 Odds
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