Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 1

Full Time

New York City FC

Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 18:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Hannes Wolf

Anton Saletros 55' 1–1

Maren Haile-Selassie 87' 2–1

Dje Davilla 20' Y

Dje Davilla 43' YR

Mbekezeli Mbokazi 64' Y

Mauricio Pineda 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Chicago Fire FC 33 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 33 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	33	74
2	Internacional CF Miami	33	59
3	New England Revolution	33	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	33	55
5	Charlotte FC	33	53
6	Philadelphia Union	33	47
7	FC Cincinnati	33	46
8	Columbus Crew SC	33	44
9	Orlando City SC	33	43
10	New York City FC	33	39
11	Toronto FC	33	39
12	New York Red Bulls	33	39
13	Atlanta United FC	33	33
14	D.C. United SC	33	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	33	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	33	61
17	FC Dallas	33	55
18	San Jose Earthquakes	33	52
19	St. Louis City	33	51
20	Houston Dynamo	33	51
21	Los Angeles FC	33	47
22	Los Angeles Galaxy	33	44
23	Portland Timbers	33	43
24	Colorado Rapids SC	33	43
25	Seattle Sounders FC	33	43
26	Real Salt Lake	33	42
27	Minnesota United FC	33	41
28	San Diego FC	33	38
29	Austin FC	33	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	33	23

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York City FC 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Oct	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
26 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–3	L
13 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
10 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–1	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
26 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
18 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
13 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W
10 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
04 Sep	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		New York City FC
#4	Position	#10
55	Points	39
33	Played	33
16 / 7 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 12 / 12
61	Scored	48
50	Conceded	45
+11	GD	+3
1.67	PPG	1.18
48%	Win %	27%

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

15% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New York City FC are 10th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

8/4

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/3

76+

6/9

■ 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+

4/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	12 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
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 ball is rolling at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against New York City FC.
5' Chicago Fire FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hannes Wolf makes it 0-1.
20' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
21' Dje Davilla is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
31' Jonathan Bamba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dje Davilla on 43 minutes.
46' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 46 minute. Jonathan Bamba leaves to be changed by Mauricio Pineda.
47' Nico Cavallo makes way for Kevin O'Toole at the 47 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
52' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' What an equalizer from Anton Saletros!
60' Luighi Hanri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alonso Martinez at the 60 minute mark.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Mbekezeli Mbokazi is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 64.
69' 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 Alonso Martinez suffering a number of foals already.
71' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Robert Lewandowski departs to be replaced by Johan Gomez.
75' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Agustin Ojeda exits the field as Benie Traore enters on 75.
80' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Agustin Ojeda scoring 1 goals.
82' Malachi Jones gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Hannes Wolf and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Maren Haile-Selassie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the .
90' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Andreas Hanche-Olsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maren Haile-Selassie at the 90 minute mark.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 2-1 New York City FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Mauricio Pineda 46'
9
Robert Lewandowski ↓ Johan Gomez 71'
6
Anton Saletros
3
Jack Elliott
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Andreas Hanche-Olsen 90'
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Puso Dithejane 71'
1
Chris Brady
24
Jonathan Dean
2
Leonardo Barroso ↓ Noah Allen 71'
42
Dje Davilla
4
Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Bench

44
Josh Cohen
15
Andrew Gutman
22
Mauricio Pineda ↑ 46'
21
Andreas Hanche-Olsen ↑ 90'
35
Sergio Oregel
32
Noah Allen ↑ 71'
29
David Poreba
18
Johan Gomez ↑ 71'
12
Puso Dithejane ↑ 71'

Coach Gregg Berhalter

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

3
Matt Miazga
30
Tomas Romero
34
Raul Gustavo ↑ 60'
22
Kevin O'Toole ↑ 47'
9
Benie Traore ↑ 75'
32
Jonathan Shore ↑ 75'
88
Malachi Jones ↑ 82'
20
Luighi Hanri ↑ 60'
23
Max Murray

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Robert Beric	2
Hannes Wolf	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-10-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D

New York City FC Form

2026-10-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2026-09-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2026-09-18 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC W 2026-09-10 New York City FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-04 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC44% Draw25% New York City FC31%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

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

69%

Draw or New York City FC

56%

Chicago Fire FC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC31% Draw42% New York City FC27%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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