Chicago Fire played 1-1 against Philadelphia Union last week, a game to remember. Next up is this strong New York City side.
- Chicago Fire have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+14) in Major League Soccer
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Philadelphia Union.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Chicago Fire form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Chicago Fire have to build on here at Soldier Field in the Major League Soccer.
Chicago manager R. Wicky and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Philadelphia Union (placed 5th) in the Major League Soccer. Przemysław Frankowski was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The defender Frankowski scored one goal and won 7 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that match, Chicago lost 1-2 at home to Toronto.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as New York RB are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Chicago Fire in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. On the other hand, Chicago have conceded 14 goals.
New York City form and stats
Playing away, New York City, who have the the best goal difference (+14) in Major League Soccer, have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season. York has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
York go into this game after a win, the home game against Columbus Crew that ended 4-1. Midfielder Thiago Andrade was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.15. Andrade scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Orlando City.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Major League Soccer trip to Toronto.
The visiting York have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. York have conceded 8 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Chicago Fire-New York City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Chicago Fire one win, New York City six wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Medina Maldonado 7 goals | V. Castellanos Giménez 6 goals |  I. Tajouri-Shradi 6 goals |
Chicago Fire missing players
New York City missing players
| Chicago Fire | New York City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 30 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 87% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 38% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 12% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 67% |
| 12% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.8 | 7.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 17.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.2 | 15.4 |
| 4.7 | 6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 24% | 25% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 34% |
- All of New York City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chicago Fire have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- New York City have scored in all their matches so far.
- New York City have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Major League Soccer
- New York City have the the best goal difference (+14) in Major League Soccer
- New York City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | New York City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | DC United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | New York RB | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Toronto | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 14 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -12 | 12 |