Thursday , 2 July 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 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

2
5
10
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, New York City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Maxime Chanot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Jonathan Bornstein has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi made 286 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Keaton Parks.
  • 47' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
  • 57' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robert Beric is hanging Stanislav Ivanov on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' New York City FC ring the changes. Jesus Medina has done his job and it is now time for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi to step up.
  • 72' 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.
  • 73' Keaton Parks catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 73.
  • 78' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Santiago Rodriguez comes on to replace Valentin Castellanos.
  • 84' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor makes way for Luka Stojanovic at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Johan Kappelhof. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Carlos Teran comes on to replace Johan Kappelhof.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Alexander Ring 2
Robert Beric 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Philip Zinckernagel 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
1.5 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC41% Draw29% New York City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
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 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or New York City FC
59%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC31% Draw47% New York City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
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.