Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
5
11
Chicago Fire FC 18 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
#5 Position #8
42 Points 33
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
46 Scored 41
38 Conceded 36
+8 GD +5
1.62 PPG 1.22
46% Win % 30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host New York City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Maxi Moralez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Sands made 294 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' C.J. Sapong is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexandru Mitrita makes it 0-2.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 50' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Heber has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Alexander Ring has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 57' Fabian Herbers is replacing Brandt Bronico for the Chicago Fire SC side.
  • 62' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Agustin Ojeda scoring 1 goals.
  • 66' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Ronald Matarrita is replaced by Ebenezer Ofori.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Ronald Matarrita as he leaves the pitch. Ebenezer Ofori steps in for New York City FC.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 78' Chicago Fire SC ring the changes. Przemyslaw Frankowski has done his job and it is now time for Nemanja Nikolics to step up.
  • 80' Aleksandar Katai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' The Chicago Fire SC manager makes a substitution. Aleksandar Katai departs to be replaced by Cristian Martinez.
  • 90' Ismael Tajouri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexandru Mitrita on 90 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum 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
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Philip Zinckernagel 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
1.48 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 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 FC39% Draw28% New York City FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
67%
Draw or New York City FC
61%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC29% Draw46% New York City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 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
24% ✓

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