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

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 4

Full Time

New York City FC

Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 20:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Peter Balciunas
Referee Victor Rivas
Referee

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

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	New York City FC	H	3–4	L
05 Nov	Minnesota United FC	A	2–2	D
01 Nov	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
24 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	2–2	D
17 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–3	W
02 Nov	New York Red Bulls	H	5–2	W
28 Oct	Toronto FC	A	1–0	W
24 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–1	W
18 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–3	L
14 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC has kicked off!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Bornstein suffering a number of foals already.
15' GOAL! Alexander Callens fires home to make it 0-1!
20' Sebastien Ibeagha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' Against the run of play, Gary Mackay-Steven has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' GOAL! Robert Beric fires home to make it 1-2!
37' Jesus Medina doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' GOAL! Przemyslaw Frankowski fires home to make it 2-3!
43' A stunning finish from Przemyslaw Frankowski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' Sebastien Ibeagha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Callens at the 46 minute mark.
51' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Miguel Navarro comes on to replace Jonathan Bornstein.
63' Ronald Matarrita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 7 appearances.
68' New York City FC make a change. Keaton Parks trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Acevedo on 68 minutes.
69' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Ronald Matarrita by Gudmundur THorarinsson on 69 minute.
74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Boris Sekulic is replaced by Elliot Collier on 76 minute.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Valentin Castellanos makes it 3-4.
81' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Gary Mackay-Steven by Ismael Tajouri on 81 minute.
86' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
88' Mauricio Pineda makes way for Carlos Teran at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Ignacio Aliseda 58'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
5
Francisco Calvo C
14
Djordje Mihailovic
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Elliot Collier 76'
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Miguel Navarro 58'
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Carlos Teran 88'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Gary Mackay-Steven ↓ Ismael Tajouri 81'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Gudmundur THorarinsson 69'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 46'
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Tony Rocha 81'
1
Sean Johnson
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Nicolas Acevedo 68'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC L 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D

New York City FC Form

2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-10-28 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2020-10-24 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC L 2020-10-14 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.74 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.91 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC33% Draw24% New York City FC43%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

57%

Draw or New York City FC

67%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC28% Draw40% New York City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

2 – 0

1 – 0

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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