Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
Thu 5 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Keaton Parks
R 73' Keaton Parks
Y 84' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
Y 85' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
Johan Kappelhof 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug New York City FC H 0–0 D
01 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D
25 Jul Toronto FC H 1–2 L
22 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
18 Jul Nashville SC A 1–5 L
08 Jul Orlando City SC H 3–1 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
30 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 4–1 W
25 Jul Orlando City SC H 5–0 W
21 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
07 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L

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' Welcome to Soldier Field that hosts another battle between Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Alexander Callens needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Thiago has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ignacio Aliseda, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 42' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' 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 Santiago Rodriguez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' Keaton Parks has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 64' Robert Beric is replacing Stanislav Ivanov for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 67' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Medina at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Red card for Keaton Parks.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 83' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Valentin Castellanos departs to be replaced by Santiago Rodriguez.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Luka Stojanovic. He replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Johan Kappelhof trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Teran on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 4
Valentin Castellanos 3
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Alexander Ring 2
Robert Beric 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2

Head to Head

2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2021-08-01 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC W

New York City FC Form

2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw29% New York City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
66%
Draw or New York City FC
63%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC28% Draw47% New York City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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