New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 05 Apr 2025

Fire to Frustrate Red Bulls

Chicago +0.75 at odds of -108 look like a great wager against NY Red Bulls. We’re feeling bullish when it comes to this Asian Handicap pick which means a divided stake between +0.5 and +1.0.

Fire Beat Red Bulls in their Last Clash

New York Red Bulls were defeated on the road in their last game. New England Revolution won 2-1 at Gillette Stadium. Sandro Schwarz's team had 50% possession and five shots on target, with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting registering the goal.

Chicago Fire played CF Montréal at home in their previous game. It was a 1-1 draw at Soldier Field. The Fire had 43% possession and two shots on goal, with Philip Zinckernagel on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Chicago are unbeaten when it comes to the past five meetings against Red Bulls. In their last encounter, Chicago enjoyed a 2-1 scoreline on home soil at Soldier Field. The previous 10 H2H matches have included four wins for Chicago, two victories for Red Bulls along with four draws.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
15	Chicago Fire	24	10	5	9	45	40	5	45:40	35
16	NY Red Bulls	25	9	6	10	39	36	3	39:36	33

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Red Bulls have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 3.8 shots on goal and 7.7 attempts. The Red Bulls have averaged 49.6% possession and 3.2 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.4 goals from 4.3 shots on goal, 10.5 attempts and 5.1 corners.

Top goalscorer is Emil Forsberg on 4 goals, while Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Dante Vanzeir have both bagged 2. Peter Stroud is the leading assists maker on 2.

Chicago have 3 victories, 4 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 8.2 attempts, 4.9 shots on goal and 1.7 goals. Gregg Berhalter's side average 48.7% possession, 3.3 corners in their favour and 5.1 corners against, while 2.0 goals have been conceded from 4.7 shots on goal and 10.1 attempts.

Hugo Cuypers has scored 5, followed by Philip Zinckernagel, Andrew Gutman and Brian Gutierrez with 2 goals apiece. Jonathan Bamba has been the top assist maker with 3 in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

New York Red Bulls confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Carlos Coronel (GK), Dylan Nealis, Tim Parker, Noah Eile, Omar Valencia, Daniel Edelman, Felipe Carballo, Serge Ngoma, Emil Forsberg, Mohammed Sofo, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Chicago Fire confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Chris Brady (GK), Justin Reynolds, Carlos Teran, Sam Rogers, Andrew Gutman, Rominigue Kouame, Kellyn Acosta, Sergio Oregel, Philip Zinckernagel, Hugo Cuypers, Jonathan Bamba.

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire Prediction & Betting Tips

We’re going to side with Chicago at +0.75. The Asian Handicap price of -108 looks like an attractive bet for this MLS game and the numbers suggest that we can receive a payout.

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration.

Key New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire league stats:

• The +0.75 line has been covered by Chicago in all of their last 5 games.
• The +0.75 line has been covered by Chicago in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.75 line has been covered by Chicago in 5 consecutive games.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Red Bulls in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Red Bulls in 14 of their last 20 games.
• The -0.75 line hasn’t been covered by Red Bulls in 5 consecutive games against Chicago.

Fire +0.75 Probability

The latest betting odds imply that our pick has a 51.9% prospect of winning. However, we think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction

Chicago Asian Hcp +0.75 @ -108 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

NY Red Bulls 2 - 2 Chicago

We think there’s a chance of a 2-2 draw and this can be backed at odds of +1200. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.

Corners Prediction

NY Red Bulls Under 5.5 Corners -139

New York Red Bulls have failed to cover the 5.5 corners line in six consecutive matches, while the corner count against Chicago has been less than 5.5 in 4 of the previous 5 away games. The New York Red Bulls Team Corners line could be on the high side based on the latest stats and -139 is available to back.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

NY Red Bulls

Total

8.30 3.20 5.10

Home

8.70 4.90 3.80

Away

9.70 4.10 5.60

Chicago

Total

8.40 3.30 5.10

Home

8.60 3.70 4.90

Away

8.70 3.40 5.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-110

Under 9.5

-125

NY Red Bulls Corners

Over 5.5

+102

Under 5.5

-147

Chicago Corners

Over 3.5

-114

Under 3.5

-123

Most Corners

1

-200

X

+575

2

+190

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New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire Odds

Bookies favourites New York Red Bulls are regarded as the likeliest winners for this MLS game and the -125 about them triumphing means a 56% chance of winning based on their current betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +333.3 about Chicago Fire.

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Full-Time Result

1

-125

X

+270

2

+333.3

Half-Time Result

1

+140

X

+125

2

+350

Double Chance

1X

-500

12

-350

X2

-105

Draw No Bet

1

-300

2

+225

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-121

2 Hcp +0.5

+102.5

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-105

Over 2.5

-118

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-133

No

-100

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire Lineups & Team News

It’s good to know about any injuries and this is reflected in our Red Bulls vs Chicago team news, with this leading to predicted and confirmed lineups.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the MLS squads.

New York Red Bulls Team Page Chicago Fire Team Page