New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire Live Stream, Predictions

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New York Red Bulls

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New York Red Bulls go into this fixture following a 1-1 MLS drawn match versus Philadelphia Union.

In that match, New York Red Bulls had 39% possession and 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for New York Red Bulls was Luquinhas (66'). Philadelphia Union had 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Dániel Gazdag (47') scored for Philadelphia Union.

Their latest results highlight the fact that huge efforts have been put in by the New York Red Bulls defence. New York Red Bulls have given the opposition little, seeing the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past six games standing at 3.

Chicago Fire

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Following on from a loss in their previous game against FC Cincinatti in MLS competition, Chicago Fire and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Chicago Fire had 59% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Chicago Fire, goals were scored by Rafael Czichos (33' Own goal) and Jhon Jáder Durán (83'). FC Cincinatti got 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Luciano Acosta (85') was the scorer for FC Cincinatti.

The strike force from Chicago Fire have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous six clashes, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those matches, Men in Red have also seen the collective goal aggregate of their opponents equal 12. That pattern might not be sustained into this game, however.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 29/06/2019 tells us that New York Red Bulls have won 3 of these games & Chicago Fire 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

A combined total of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 for Red Bulls and 7 created by Men in Red. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was MLS match day 13 on 01/05/2022 and the score finished Chicago Fire 1-2 New York Red Bulls.

In that game, Chicago Fire had 44% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Xherdan Shaqiri (17').

At the other end, New York Red Bulls got 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Patryk Klimala (75', 91') scored.

The match was refereed by Jon Freemon.

📰 Team News: New York Red Bulls

Caden Clark (Knee Injury) and Andrés Reyes (Foot Injury) won’t be playing for New York Red Bulls manager Gerhard Struber.

In our view, Red Bulls could make use of the 3-4-2-1 system for this one featuring Carlos Miguel, Thomas Edwards, Sean Nealis, Aaron Long, Omir Fernandez, Frankie Amaya, Dru Yearwood, Cameron Harper, C. Casseres Jr., Lewis Morgan and Tom Barlow.

ℹ️ Team News: Chicago Fire

With a fully injury-free group to choose from, the Chicago Fire manager Ezra Hendrickson does not have any fitness concerns to report coming into this game.

We’re of the thinking that Men in Red seem most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting the game with Gabriel Slonina, Jhon Espinoza, Carlos Teran, Wyatt Omsberg, Miguel Navarro, Federico Navarro, Mauricio Pineda, Chris Mueller, Xherdan Shaqiri, Brian Gutierrez and Jhon Duran.

💭 Prediction

We feel that in this game, New York Red Bulls have it within them to fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while possibly not conceding when they play Chicago Fire, who might well find it difficult to get a goal of their own.

Our selection here is for a 2-0 winning margin for New York Red Bulls at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 23:59 13/05/2022