Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 25 May 2019 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Alexander Ring
Aleksandar Katai 80' Y
Y 90' Ismael Tajouri
Raheem Edwards 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Jon Freemon
  • Referee Elvis Osmanovic
  • Referee Chris Elliott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

2
5
10
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 2019-04-24 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May New York City FC H 1–1 D
18 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
12 May Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
09 May New England Revolution H 5–0 W
05 May Los Angeles FC A 0–0 D
28 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
11 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
04 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
27 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
24 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr D.C. United SC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC New York City FC
#3 Position #8
26 Points 19
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
27 Scored 25
16 Conceded 21
+11 GD +4
1.86 PPG 1.27
57% Win % 33%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Anton Tinnerholm needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Dax McCarty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Domenec Torrent will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' What composure from C.J. Sapong! The USA international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' A stunning finish from Alexandru Mitrita — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 45' With 2 assists to his name this season, Aleksandar Katai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire SC team. Brandt Bronico is replaced by Fabian Herbers on 57 minute.
  • 62' Bastian Schweinsteiger has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 66' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Ronald Matarrita is replaced by Ebenezer Ofori on 66 minute.
  • 68' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Ronald Matarrita is replaced by Ebenezer Ofori.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Przemyslaw Frankowski by Nemanja Nikolics on 78 minute.
  • 80' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 88' Cristian Martinez is replacing Aleksandar Katai for the Chicago Fire SC side.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Ismael Tajouri. He replaces Alexandru Mitrita on 90 minute.
  • 90' Ismael Tajouri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 1-1 New York City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 4
Valentin Castellanos 3
Alexander Ring 2
Robert Beric 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2

Head to Head

2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 2019-04-24 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-05-18 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 New England Revolution W 2019-05-05 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

New York City FC Form

2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-05-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 New York City FC W 2019-05-04 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 New York City FC W 2019-04-27 New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-04-24 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC42% Draw28% New York City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
70%
Draw or New York City FC
58%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC32% Draw46% New York City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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