Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Chicago Fire FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at Soldier Field.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 13' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Philip Zinckernagel on 13.
  • 18' The -year-old Hugo Cuypers has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' Chris Brady has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Aiden O'Neill is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 40' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Andre Franco exits the field as Sergio Oregel enters on 56.
  • 57' Alonso Martinez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and New York City FC are in front.
  • 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' Maren Haile-Selassie gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Jonathan Bamba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Jonathan Shore is replacing Aiden O'Neill for the New York City FC side.
  • 76' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 80' Agustin Ojeda is replacing Nicolas Fernandez Marcau for the New York City FC side.
  • 81' Joel Waterman makes way for Tom Barlow at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Strahinja Tanasijevic is hanging Raul Gustavo on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York City FC to claim maximum points.

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
Robert Beric 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 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
1.6 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 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 FC35% Draw26% New York City FC39%
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
62%
Draw or New York City FC
65%
Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC29% Draw43% New York City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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