NEW YORK CITY. New York City overcomes Chicago Fire 1-0 after V. Castellanos scored a penalty (51′). Chicago Fire lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Yankee Stadium stadium in New York City on Wednesday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 20 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 15 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 98
- 62 Dangerous attack 30
- 88 Ball safe 99
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 18 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Chicago Fire had a superior ball possession 57% while New York City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why New York City won the match.
New York City shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
New York City received 1 yellow card (V. Castellanos). Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire received 1 yellow card (M. Pineda).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, New York City will have 37 points like SJ Earthquakes to move up in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire will stay with 31 points to stay in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will play away with Inter Miami on the 30th of October with a 3-0 head to head in favor of New York City (0 draws).
Chicago Fire will play away agasint Columbus Crew on the 7th of November with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Chicago Fire (18 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
74'
90'
51'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: Sean Johnson , James Sands , Maxime Chanot , Alexander Callens , Malte Amundsen , Alfredo Morales , Keaton Parks , Thiago Andrade , Maxi Moralez , Santiago Rodríguez and Valentin Castellanos .
The home team had on the bench: Talles Magno, Vuk Latinovich, Héber, Tony Rocha, Chris Gloster, Gedion Zelalem , Jesús Medina , Andres Jasson and Luis Barraza.
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: T. Andrade for J. Medina (64′), K. Parks for G. Zelalem (74′) and S. Rodriguez for A. Jasson (86′).
Best player: Sean Johnson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was the goalkeeper: Sean Johnson. His rating is 8.41. He performed 5 saves.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Raphaël Wicky played with: Gabriel Slonina , Boris Sekulić , Mauricio Pineda , Jonathan Bornstein , Miguel Navarro , Federico Navarro , Gastón Giménez , Álvaro Medrán , Fabian Herbers , Robert Berić and Ignacio Aliseda .
These were the players on the bench: Wyatt Omsberg, Johan Kappelhof , Luka Stojanović , Francisco Calvo, Elliot Collier, Brian Gutierrez , Bobby Shuttleworth, Jhon Espinoza and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor .
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: M. Pineda for J. Kappelhof (63′), F. Herbers for B. Gutierrez (64′), R. Beric for C. Offor (64′), B. Sekulic for J. Espinoza (70′) and G. Gimenez for L. Stojanovic (76′).
Best player: Jonathan Bornstein
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Jonathan Bornstein.
His rating is with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Los Angeles FC – Seattle Sounders – 3-0
- New England – Colorado Rapids – 1-0
- Atlanta United – Inter Miami – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – Orlando City – 3-2
- Toronto – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
- Cincinnati – Nashville SC – 3-6
- New York City – Chicago Fire – 1-0
- DC United – New York RB – 1-0
