Match

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on May 1, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey

New York Red Bulls
2-0
Chicago Fire

Full time

What was the result of New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire?

New York Red Bulls won 2-0 on May 1, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 47′C. CásseresNew York Red Bulls
  • 64′C. ClarkNew York Red Bulls

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, New York Red Bulls have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 6 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 25, 2021Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2021Sporting Kansas City(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 10, 2021DC United(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Nov 21, 2020Columbus Crew(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Nov 8, 2020Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 25, 2021Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2021New England Revolution(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 10, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps(away)2-3Friendlies Clubs
Apr 7, 2021Forward Madison(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Nov 8, 2020New York City FC(home)3-4Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 New York Red Bulls win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Chicago Fire win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2020Chicago Fire 2-2 New York Red BullsMajor League Soccer
Jun 29, 2019New York Red Bulls 3-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 30, 2019Chicago Fire 1-0 New York Red BullsMajor League Soccer
Aug 12, 2018Chicago Fire 0-1 New York Red BullsMajor League Soccer
Apr 21, 2018New York Red Bulls 1-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Oct 26, 2017Chicago Fire 0-4 New York Red BullsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls on Oct 25, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

New York Red Bulls score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
New York Red Bulls1.71.7213/1510/15
Chicago Fire1.91.7311/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

New York Red Bulls sit 8th in Major League Soccer (26 points from 21 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (36 points from 20 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire201136372636
8New York Red Bulls21759314326

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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