Our prediction for this MLS match:
New York City
Match Time & Date:
21/10/2023
05:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Chicago Fire
New York City will look to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to DC United when they take on Chicago Fire on Saturday evening. A place in the MLS Cup playoffs is at stake and we are positive that both sides will go for a win in the decider. Midfielder Maxi Moralez remains on the sidelines with an ACL injury for New York City, who are eyeing their eighth home win of the process.
Chicago Fire, on the other hand, are level on points with 9th-place DC United, meaning that a win over New York City should see them book their spot in the playoffs. Xherdan Shaqiri and Co, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing something from Saturday’s encounter. To make things even more complicated for the away team, midfielder Gaston Gimenez is banned for the match, while all Mauricio Pineda, Federico Navarro, Victor Bezerra, and Chris Mueller miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Xherdan Shaqiri):
Another impressive player who emigrated to Switzerland, Xherdan Shaqiri is a midfielder with excellent technical qualities, very strong in taking players on and creating chances for his teammates, while also being a danger from set pieces. The Serbian-born footballer formed an excellent midfielder pairing with Granit Xhaka at FC Basel, before making a high-profile move to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2012.
Shaqiri went on to prove a great deal of potential at Allianz Arena, scoring 11 goals in 52 Bundesliga matches, but he decided to leave in search of first team football, first joining Inter Milan and then moving to Stoke City. It was at Britannia Stadium that the attacking midfielder rediscovered his form and if he continues playing at such a high level, it won’t be long before he returns to the biggest stage.
Even when he was not playing regularly at club level, Shaqiri would always reserve his best performances for the national team, as witnessed by 17 goals in first 50 caps. The midfielder was especially impressive at the 2014 World Cup finals, where he scored no fewer than three goals.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls.
Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals.
New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue.
Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.
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