New York Red Bulls host Chicago Fire at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday, August 22 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
New York Red Bulls will lean on their most productive attackers here, with Julian Hall’s nine goals leading the way and Jorge Ruvalcaba’s seven not far behind. Emil Forsberg, who has created thirty chances from central midfield, and Cade Cowell should also be central figures for the hosts. Chicago Fire will turn to Philip Zinckernagel, who tops the visitors with five goals and forty chances created, plus Robin Lod’s four goals and Robert Lewandowski’s two in a smaller sample of minutes since arriving.<\/p>\n
Expect a tight, competitive contest at Sports Illustrated Stadium. New York Red Bulls, eighth in the East, have gone W L L W L across their past five and need the points to stay in the playoff conversation, while Chicago Fire arrive third in the East off a W L L W W stretch that has them well placed in the picture. With Hall finding the net for the hosts and Zinckernagel or Lod likely to reply for Chicago, this should finish 2-1 to the Red Bulls.<\/p>\n\n\n