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

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Sun 14 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 37' Aiden O'Neill

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 19 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#4	Position	#10
55	Points	42
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
64	Scored	49
54	Conceded	45
+10	GD	+4
1.62	PPG	1.24
47%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Soldier Field.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
13' Brilliant from the ! Philip Zinckernagel makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seymour Reid, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
28' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
37' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Aiden O'Neill gets a card.
40' Assisted by Kevin O'Toole with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas Fernandez Marcau makes no mistake. 1-1!
45' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 305 games and scored 475 goals.
55' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Sergio Oregel is replacing Andre Franco for the Chicago Fire FC side.
57' Brilliant from the ! Alonso Martinez makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 57.
62' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
67' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Bamba is withdrawn and Maren Haile-Selassie gets his opportunity.
71' New York City FC ring the changes. Aiden O'Neill has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Shore to step up.
76' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
80' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Agustin Ojeda on, Nicolas Fernandez Marcau off on 80 minutes.
81' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Joel Waterman is replaced by Tom Barlow on 81 minute.
86' Jack Elliott has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 305 appearances.
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.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York City FC players.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 67'
3
Jack Elliott
15
Andrew Gutman
16
Joel Waterman ↓ Tom Barlow 81'
17
Brian Gutierrez
11
Philip Zinckernagel
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
10
Andre Franco ↓ Sergio Oregel 56'
24
Jonathan Dean
42
Dje Davilla

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Aiden O'Neill ↓ Jonathan Shore 71'
17
Hannes Wolf
13
Thiago Martins
10
Maxi Moralez
49
Matt Freese
80
Justin Haak
24
Tayvon Gray
34
Raul Gustavo ↓ Strahinja Tanasijevic 90'
22
Kevin O'Toole
7
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau ↓ Agustin Ojeda 80'
16
Alonso Martinez ↓ Seymour Reid 90'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	2

Head to Head

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

1.55 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC33% Draw26% New York City FC41%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

59%

Draw or New York City FC

67%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC26% Draw42% New York City FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

5.6%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	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

22% ✓

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