Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#4 Position #5
29 Points 26
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
32 Scored 31
23 Conceded 24
+9 GD +7
1.71 PPG 1.44
53% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Soldier Field as Chicago Fire FC face off against New York City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Philip Zinckernagel makes it 1-0.
  • 18' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 40' Assisted by Kevin O'Toole with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas Fernandez Marcau makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 55' Jonathan Shore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Sergio Oregel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Franco at the 56 minute mark.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Alonso Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 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' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Bamba departs to be replaced by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 71' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Aiden O'Neill is replaced by Jonathan Shore.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Agustin Ojeda is replacing Nicolas Fernandez Marcau for the New York City FC side.
  • 81' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Joel Waterman has done his job and it is now time for Tom Barlow to step up.
  • 86' 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 Strahinja Tanasijevic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Raul Gustavo departs to be replaced by Strahinja Tanasijevic.
  • Another three points for New York City FC.

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
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 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
1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 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: 3.31
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 42%
58%
± 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
10.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
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
18% ✓
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.