New York City vs Chicago Fire Prediction & Picks - Major League Soccer
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After a positive midweek outing in Ohio, on Saturday evening, the NYCFC boys will return to the Bronx, where they'll take on the Chicago Fire at Yankee Stadium. Can Pascal Jansen's men make it two wins from two? Or maybe they'll go back to disappointing their fans, much as they did when losing two games on the spin prior to the World Cup break.
Despite their midweek win away to the Crew, the NYCFC boys don't look in great shape at the minute. They were a little lucky last time out, especially at the back, where plenty of gaps were evident. They're also missing some key players, so this may just be a better opportunity for the visitors to thrive than the early odds suggest. The best way to play it is to take 'Chicago Fire to Score Over 1.5 Goals' at odds of +104.
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New York City vs Chicago Fire Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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26 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +10 |
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22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | +5 |
New York City and Chicago Fire Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
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3/6 (50%)
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3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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New York City against Chicago Fire : Head to Head (H2H)
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Average stats (last H2H results)
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Chicago Fire v New York City last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
T. Romero
DefenderM. Ilenic
MidfielderK. Pierre
M. Carrizo
H. Wolf
ForwardM. Murray
S. Reid
A. Farnos
Talles Magno
J. Cohen
DefenderM. Pineda
V. Radojevic
Samuel Rogers
P. Dithejane
L. Barroso
MidfielderR. Lod
S. Oregel
ForwardJ. Shokalook
Missing players
K. Trewin
Raul Gustavo
D. Baiera
MidfielderM. Moralez
K. Parks
A. O'Neill
ForwardA. Martinez
K. O'Toole
M. Mbokazi
MidfielderA. Franco
ForwardC. Mueller
Most goals and assists
New York City
Chicago Fire
N. Fernandez
(11 Goals)
H. Cuypers
(13 Goals)
M. Moralez
(6 Assists)
P. Zinckernagel
(7 Assists)
New York City - Chicago Fire Key Points
- On Wednesday night, the hosts surrendered 1.66 expected goals.
- For the fourth game in a row, the Chicago Fire scored two or more goals on Wednesday.
- The visitors have now scored two or more goals in each of their last five road games in Major League Soccer.
- The hosts have conceded two or more goals in three of their last four home games.
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Our New York City vs Chicago Fire Prediction
After delivering a more than reasonable offensive effort in Miami during the week, there's no reason why the Chicago Fire will not fancy themselves to do some damage at Yankee Stadium. Right now, the hosts look shaky at the back, while let's face it, the visitors have done lots of their best offensive work away from the Windy City in recent times, scoring two or more goals in each of their last six away games in all competitions. On that basis, they could easily be priced less generously to score multiple goals in this game.
Our NYCFC vs Chicago Fire Pick: Chicago Fire to Score Over 1.5 Goals.
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