Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
5
11
Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 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
#4 Position #10
55 Points 42
34 Played 34
16 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
64 Scored 49
54 Conceded 45
+10 GD +4
1.62 PPG 1.24
47% Win % 29%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. New York City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Domenec Torrent might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Francisco Calvo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! C.J. Sapong gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Canada international Raheem Edwards has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Goal! Alexandru Mitrita scores his 16 goal in 11 matches.
  • 45' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Agustin Ojeda scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 53' Alexander Ring picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Chicago Fire SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabian Herbers is hanging Brandt Bronico on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Ebenezer Ofori on, Ronald Matarrita off on 66 minutes.
  • 68' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Ebenezer Ofori on, Ronald Matarrita off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Przemyslaw Frankowski by Nemanja Nikolics on 78 minute.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Aleksandar Katai. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Valentin Castellanos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 88' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Aleksandar Katai exits the field as Cristian Martinez enters on 88.
  • 90' Alexandru Mitrita makes way for Ismael Tajouri at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 90' Ismael Tajouri was booked on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Gabriel Pereira 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Alexander Ring 2
Robert Beric 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
1.52 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC39% Draw28% New York City FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
68%
Draw or New York City FC
61%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC30% Draw46% New York City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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