New York City FC

Football USA - MLS Citi Field Sat 21 Oct 18:00

Chicago Fire

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We need either New York City FC or Chicago Fire to draw a blank with our betting prediction. This means punting on BTTS No at -100 and needing at least one of the teams to not score.

Expert Analysis

The form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide an expert verdict, the latest stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key New York City FC vs Chicago Fire stats:

  • New York City FC have kept 5 clean sheets in their past 10 home matches
  • The last 3 New York City FC home matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • 8 of the last 10 Chicago Fire away matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • The last 5 Chicago Fire away matches have resulted in BTTS No
  • Chicago Fire failed to score in 6 of their last 10 away matches

Our tip is this MLS match will see at least one of the two teams fail to find the net. We’re therefore backing the BTTS No option at odds of -100.

If you have a firm idea of which team might fail to find the net, then you can back their opponents on the Full-Time Result market at decent odds.

Last Matches & H2H

NYCFC´s last game was a 2-0 loss against D.C. United at Audi Field. There were no NYCFC goal scorers in this MLS match, with NYCFC having five corners in total and five shots on target.

Chicago lost to Charlotte at Soldier Field in their last game. The scoreline in this MLS match was 2-0, with Chicago having three shots on target and 45% of possession.

New York City FC and Chicago Fire drew 1-1 at Soldier Field when they last played each other.

In the past 10 encounters, we have seen New York City FC win six times and Chicago Fire land one victory. The other clashes between the teams ended in draws.

Confirmed Lineups

New York City FC (confirmed lineup): Matt Freese, Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Birk Risa, Kevin O'Toole, Santiago Rodriguez, James Sands, Keaton Parks, Julian Fernandez, Monsef Bakrar, Talles Magno.

Chicago Fire (confirmed lineup): Chris Brady, Jonathan Dean, Carlos Teran, Rafael Czichos, Alonso Aceves, Ousmane Doumbia, Federico Navarro, Fabian Herbers, Xherdan Shaqiri, Brian Gutierrez, Georgios Koutsias.

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire Prediction

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Published 06:49, 19 October 2023

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire Odds

With the bookies giving them a 63% probability of winning, New York City FC might become a popular accumulator pick at their current betting odds. That is reflected in their -167 price of winning this MLS clash. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Chicago Fire are available at +425.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at -133.

To combine various MLS selections within the same match, you will find football betting sites offer a Bet Builder. Start adding the picks you fancy until you’re happy with the overall payout.

Team Stats

New York City FC logo New York City FC Betting Stats

Chicago Fire FC logo Chicago Fire FC Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 4 wins, 6 defeats and 10 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 7 wins, 9 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

New York City FC

Chicago Fire FC

Goals / match
1.2 1.4
Conceded / match
0.6 1.6
Total / match
1.8 3

Corners

Corners

New York City FC

Chicago Fire FC

For / match
4.6 4.6
Against / match
5 5.8
Total / match
9.6 10.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date New York City FC vs Chicago Fire team news.

The MLS squad information is a great asset when it comes to making your bets.

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire Lineups

New York City FC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Chicago Fire Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

New York City FC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

49 Matt Freese
24 Tayvon Gray 13 Thiago Martins 5 Birk Risa 22 Kevin O'Toole
10 Santiago Rodriguez 6 James Sands 55 Keaton Parks
11 Julian Fernandez 9 Monsef Bakrar 43 Talles Magno
34 Chris Brady
24 Jonathan Dean 4 Carlos Teran 5 Rafael Czichos 3 Alonso Aceves
26 Ousmane Doumbia 31 Federico Navarro
21 Fabian Herbers 10 Xherdan Shaqiri 17 Brian Gutierrez
19 Georgios Koutsias

Chicago Fire Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

New York City FC Substitutes

  • 1Luis Barraza
  • 3Braian Cufre
  • 15Andres Perea
  • 16Alonso Martinez
  • 17Matias Pellegrini
  • 18Christian McFarlane
  • 21Andres Jasson
  • 35Mitja Ilenic
  • 80Justin Haak

Chicago Fire Substitutes

  • 2Arnaud Souquet
  • 6Miguel Navarro
  • 7Maren Haile-Selassie
  • 11Kacper Przybylko
  • 16Wyatt Omsberg
  • 18Spencer Richey
  • 20Jairo Torres
  • 22Mauricio Pineda
  • 23Kei Ansu Kamara

Previous New York City FC Lineups

07 Oct MLS
D.C. United 2-0 NYCFC
30 Sep MLS
Inter Miami 1-1 NYCFC
24 Sep MLS
NYCFC 3-0 Toronto FC

Previous Chicago Fire Lineups

07 Oct MLS
Chicago Fire 0-2 Charlotte FC
04 Oct MLS
Chicago Fire 4-1 Inter Miami
30 Sep MLS
NY Red Bulls 0-1 Chicago Fire

We aim to bring you predicted lineups before the confirmed teams are announced. Get formations and substitutes as part of our New York City FC vs Chicago Fire lineups service.

Injuries & Suspensions

New York City FC Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Maxi Moralez ACL injury

Chicago Fire Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Gastón Giménez Disciplinary
Mauricio Pineda Leg injury
Federico Navarro Leg injury
Victor Bezerra Leg injury
Chris Mueller Hip injury

Before the latest matches, get up-to-date injuries and suspensions news. We have the latest injury news and you can scroll through each list of players.

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

USA FlagMLS Table

MLS 2023

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Cincinnati 33 20 8 5 55:37 68
2 Orlando City 33 17 9 7 53:39 60
3 St. Louis 33 17 5 11 62:43 56
4 Philadelphia 33 15 10 8 56:39 55
5 Columbus Crew 33 15 9 9 65:45 54
6 NE Revolution 33 14 10 9 56:45 52
7 Los Angeles FC 33 14 9 10 53:38 51
8 Atlanta United 33 13 11 9 64:51 50
9 Seattle Sounders 33 13 11 9 39:32 50
10 Nashville SC 33 13 10 10 39:31 49
11 Houston Dynamo 33 13 9 11 48:37 48
12 Real Salt Lake 33 13 8 12 47:50 47
13 Vancouver 33 12 11 10 54:47 47
14 Portland Timbers 33 11 10 12 45:55 43
15 FC Dallas 33 10 13 10 37:36 43
16 SJ Earthquakes 33 10 13 10 38:42 43
17 CF Montréal 33 12 5 16 35:50 41
18 Sporting KC 33 11 8 14 45:50 41
19 Minnesota Utd 33 10 11 12 45:48 41
20 D.C. United 34 10 10 14 45:49 40
21 NY Red Bulls 33 10 10 13 35:39 40
22 Chicago Fire 33 10 10 13 39:50 40
23 Charlotte FC 32 9 12 11 42:50 39
24 Austin FC 33 10 8 15 48:54 38
25 NYCFC 33 8 14 11 34:39 38
26 LA Galaxy 33 8 12 13 50:63 36
27 Inter Miami 32 9 6 17 39:51 33
28 Colorado Rapids 33 5 12 16 26:53 27
29 Toronto FC 33 4 10 19 26:57 22
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Cincinnati 16 13 1 2 31:11 40
2 Columbus Crew 16 11 4 1 39:13 37
3 Houston Dynamo 17 11 4 2 36:11 37
4 NE Revolution 16 11 4 1 35:15 37
5 Philadelphia 17 10 6 1 33:13 36
6 St. Louis 16 11 2 3 41:15 35
7 Atlanta United 17 10 4 3 42:21 34
8 Los Angeles FC 17 10 3 4 36:17 33
9 CF Montréal 17 10 3 4 26:12 33
10 Orlando City 17 9 5 3 31:19 32
11 Nashville SC 16 9 4 3 25:12 31
12 Portland Timbers 16 9 3 4 28:19 30
13 SJ Earthquakes 16 8 6 2 24:15 30
14 Vancouver 16 8 5 3 34:18 29
15 FC Dallas 17 7 7 3 23:16 28
16 Seattle Sounders 17 7 6 4 19:11 27
17 NYCFC 16 7 6 3 22:16 27
18 Sporting KC 16 8 2 6 27:20 26
19 NY Red Bulls 17 7 5 5 21:17 26
20 Austin FC 17 7 4 6 28:22 25
21 Chicago Fire 17 6 7 4 26:22 25
22 D.C. United 17 6 6 5 31:23 24
23 LA Galaxy 16 6 6 4 30:25 24
24 Charlotte FC 16 5 8 3 23:21 23
25 Inter Miami 16 6 4 6 23:19 22
26 Real Salt Lake 17 6 4 7 25:27 22
27 Minnesota Utd 17 4 9 4 24:20 21
28 Toronto FC 16 4 6 6 19:20 18
29 Colorado Rapids 16 3 8 5 13:15 17

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the MLS standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.