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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 15 games · 19 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	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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#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' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Soldier Field.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' New York City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alexander Callens on 15.
20' Przemyslaw Frankowski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
25' 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.
30' New York City FC have won 454 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
32' The Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 0-2!
33' A goal from the Slovenia international Robert Beric! He fires home on 33 to make it 1-2!
37' Jesus Medina doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' What a strike from Przemyslaw Frankowski! The score is 2-3.
43' Przemyslaw Frankowski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastien Ibeagha is hanging Alexander Callens on the field on 46 minute.
51' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' The crowd applauds Jonathan Bornstein as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Navarro steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
68' The whistle greets Keaton Parks as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Acevedo.
69' Gudmundur THorarinsson gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Ronald Matarrita and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
76' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Boris Sekulic exits the field as Elliot Collier enters on 76.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Valentin Castellanos makes it 3-4.
81' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismael Tajouri is hanging Gary Mackay-Steven on the field on 81 minute.
86' 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 Ronald Matarrita suffering a number of foals already.
88' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Mauricio Pineda is withdrawn and Carlos Teran gets his opportunity.
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
Alexander Ring	2
Robert Beric	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Federico Navarro	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

1.84 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 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 FC36% Draw24% New York City FC40%

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

60%

Draw or New York City FC

64%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC30% Draw40% New York City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

4.3%

1 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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