Sunday , 20 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 0
Upcoming
New York City FC
Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 18:30 UTC Soldier Field

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 26 57
2 New England Revolution 26 46
3 Internacional CF Miami 25 45
4 Charlotte FC 26 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 25 39
6 Philadelphia Union 26 36
7 Orlando City SC 26 34
8 FC Cincinnati 25 33
9 New York Red Bulls 26 33
10 New York City FC 26 32
11 D.C. United SC 25 29
12 Toronto FC 26 29
13 Columbus Crew SC 26 26
14 Atlanta United FC 26 26
15 Montreal Impact FC 26 21
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 25 49
17 St. Louis City 26 44
18 FC Dallas 26 44
19 Houston Dynamo 26 44
20 San Jose Earthquakes 26 42
21 Los Angeles FC 27 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 26 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 27 33
24 Portland Timbers 26 32
25 San Diego FC 25 30
26 Austin FC 26 30
27 Real Salt Lake 25 29
28 Seattle Sounders FC 24 29
29 Minnesota United FC 26 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 25 18

Head-to-Head

2
5
11
Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Nashville SC A 0–3 L
13 Sep New England Revolution H 1–2 L
10 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–1 D
05 Sep Toronto FC A 4–4 D
29 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
13 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–0 W
10 Sep New England Revolution H 1–2 L
04 Sep Nashville SC H 0–0 D
29 Aug Toronto FC A 1–1 D
23 Aug New England Revolution A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC New York City FC
#5 Position #10
39 Points 32
25 Played 26
11 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 10
45 Scored 39
38 Conceded 34
+7 GD +5
1.56 PPG 1.23
44% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (39 pts). New York City FC are 10th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
3/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/1
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/5
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 4
Valentin Castellanos 3
Robert Beric 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 2
Aleksandar Katai 2

Head to Head

2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-09-05 Toronto FC 4–4 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-22 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D

New York City FC Form

2026-09-18 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC W 2026-09-10 New York City FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-04 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-08-29 Toronto FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-08-23 New England Revolution 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

1.29 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

Chicago Fire FC32% Draw27% New York City FC41%

Both Teams to Score

Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
60%
Draw or New York City FC
68%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

Chicago Fire FC23% Draw45% New York City FC32%

Correct Score

1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21%
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
28%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.