On the 18th of May, Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls will play a match in Harrison in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. New York Red Bulls is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Portland Timbers. Jarosław Niezgoda scored the first goal for Portland Timbers in the 53rd minute, but Aaron Long got the equalizer for New York Red Bulls in the 67th minute earning New York Red Bulls a comeback draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches New York Red Bulls should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 13th placed Chicago Fire, recorded a 1-4 loss against Atlanta United. Cisneros Morell struck first for Atlanta United in the 3rd minute on a feed from Luiz Araújo, then Chinonso Nnamdi got the equalizer for Chicago Fire in the 11th minute on a feed from Xherdan Shaqiri. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On May 1st, Chicago Fire hosted New York Red Bulls at the Toyota Park in their last match together. New York Red Bulls was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Xherdan Shaqiri struck first for Chicago Fire in the 17th minute from the penalty spot, then Patryk Klimala tied it up for New York Red Bulls in the 75th minute from the penalty spot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a penalty goal by Patryk Klimala.
Chicago Fire is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Xherdan Shaqiri and Chinonso Nnamdi each only have 1 goal in their last five. New York Red Bulls’s most prolific scorer has been Patryk Klimala. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.