Our prediction for this MLS match:
New York City
Match Time & Date:
22/05/2022
23:00
Prediction: 3-1
Chicago Fire
New York City will look to build on back-to-back wins over Columbus Crew and DC United when they host Chicago Fire to their Citi Field on Sunday evening. The Blue Pigeons are only one point behind league leaders Philadelphia; therefore, we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Sunday’s showdown. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but fit-again defender Malte Meineche Amundsen could sneak into the starting XI.
Chicago Fire, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with only 11 points in their pocket. Since the visitors suffered four defeats in the previous five league fixtures, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Blue Pigeons. A man to watch in the away team will be Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri, who found the net in a 3-3 draw with New York Red Bulls, while all Casas, Monis, and Richey remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Alexei Koselev):
Alexei Koselev is a Moldovan international who plays for Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard. Koselev started his youth career at Kuban Krasnodar, but he did not see any game action with the Russian club at senior level.
The Moldovan goalkeeper played for the likes of Gagauzia, Dacia-2 Buiucani, Real-Succes, Saxan Gagauz Yeri, FC Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol, and Politehnica Iasi before joining Fortuna Sittard in the summer of 2018. Alexei Koselev has 18 caps for the Moldova U21 team, and he made his senior debut in a qualifier against Russia in 2015.
The 200-cm-tall shot-stopper managed to keep his first clean sheet with the Moldova national team in a 2-0 win over San Marino on March 19, 2017. Alexei Koselev’s preferred foot is right, and he wears the No. 77 shirt at Fortuna Sittard. He made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Excelsior.
Highlighted Team (Chicago Fire):
Based in the suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois, Chicago Fire is a professional soccer club who compete in Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire were founded on October 8, 1997 and one year later they won the MLS Cup by beating D.C. United (2-0) in the title game. The club play their home games at Toyota Park, the venue that was opened on June 11, 2006. Chicago Fire won four U.S. Open Cups (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006) and in 2009 they were beaten by UANL Tigres in the North American Superliga final.
The likes of Chris Armas, DeMarcus Beasley, Brian McBride, Eric Wynalda and Frank Klopas are some of the notable footballers who played for Chicago Fire in the past. It has to be noted that a number of veterans were part of the club as well: Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Pavel Pardo, Piotr Nowak, Hristo Stoichkov and Lubos Kubik.
The club’s official colors are red and white and they are nicknamed Men in Red. Veljko Paunovic, who won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Serbia, is one of the club’s most famous coaches.
