Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 3
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 14 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Aiden O'Neill

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
2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep New York City FC H 1–3 L
07 Sep New England Revolution H 3–2 W
23 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–4 L
17 Aug St. Louis City H 3–2 W
10 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
27 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 3–1 W
30 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
23 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
17 Aug Nashville SC H 2–1 W
26 Jul FC Dallas A 4–3 W
20 Jul Sporting Kansas City 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' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host New York City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 282 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 10' Kevin O'Toole has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' Philip Zinckernagel adds to his 5 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Jonathan Dean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Aiden O'Neill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 208 appearances.
  • 28' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 33' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Aiden O'Neill is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicolas Fernandez Marcau makes it 1-1.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Andrew Gutman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Oregel. He replaces Andre Franco on 56 minute.
  • 57' Magnificent from Alonso Martinez! That is 32 goals in 293 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Maren Haile-Selassie comes on to replace Jonathan Bamba.
  • 71' Jonathan Shore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aiden O'Neill at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' 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.
  • 80' Agustin Ojeda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Fernandez Marcau at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Joel Waterman is replaced by Tom Barlow on 81 minute.
  • 86' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 90' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Strahinja Tanasijevic comes on to replace Raul Gustavo.
  • New York City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC L 2025-09-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New England Revolution W 2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-08-17 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

New York City FC Form

2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC W 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-07-26 FC Dallas 3–4 New York City FC W 2025-07-20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.5 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC32% Draw26% New York City FC42%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
59%
Draw or New York City FC
68%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC26% Draw43% New York City FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
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.