Chicago Fire at NY Red Bulls 6/28/19 - MLS Picks & Predictions

The NY Red Bulls fought hard against New England in the US Open Cup but ended up being eliminated. They will now remain at home for their next assignment, as they will play host to Chicago Fire on Friday. Chicago Fire also dropped out of the US Open Cup and have been struggling to get results lately.

The NY Red Bulls (7-6-3) are coming off a somewhat frustrating elimination from the US Open Cup, where they fell against New England at home. They might have not won any of their last two matches but prior to that they were undefeated in five (4-0-1). The Red Bulls are now sitting at the 5th spot of the Eastern Conference with 24 points. They have been mediocre at home so far (5-3-2 in all competitions), keeping just three clean sheets in the process. Chicago Fire (4-6-7) played for a 1-1 draw at home against Real Salt Lake in their last match. That draw came after a 1-2 loss on the road against USL side Saint Louis FC and dropped out of the US Open Cup. Chicago Fire are now without a win in their last six matches in all competitions (0-3-3). Chicago are now sitting at the 8th spot of the Eastern Conference with 19 points. They have been really weak on the road so far, as they are the only team in the Conference to not have won a single match (0-5-3).