New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire Betting Tips [18 May 2022]

Nothing much has worked for Chicago Fire in their recent matches and they will be hoping to bounce back when they travel to New Jersey to take on New York RB. Nine points separate the two sides on the MLS table. Hosts New York RB have 19 points in fifth place, while Chicago Fire have 10 points, in 14th place. Going into this game, New York RB will be seeking a return to winning ways after their 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union. Though the draw came after a 3-0 win over DC United in the US Open Cup, it was their second winless game in the league. New York RB are however unbeaten in their last seven matches and have suffered just one loss in their last 10 games. At home, they need to improve on their recent record, going into this game without a win in the last five at their backyard.

Chicago Fire have won two of their last three meetings with New York RB. However, they head into this game with a very poor run – winless in their last eight matches. They have four straight losses in the league and in each of these matches, they’ve conceded two or more goals. All of Chicago Fire’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals with the team mostly on the receiving end. They’ve failed to score in just one of their last five matches though, which means both teams have scored in four of their last five matches. It isn’t better away from home; Chicago Fire avoided defeat in their opening two league matches but after that, it has been downward for them – they are on three straight defeats away from home and failed to score in two of the three games.

New York RB are clear favorites here; they have a good run and looking at Chicago Fire’s recent performances, this could be a good opportunity for New York to improve their home record. Chicago Fire have been poor away from home in recent matches and we are backing New York RB to win this.