Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

1 – 3

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New York Red Bulls

Sat 9 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' Jorge Ruvalcaba

0–2 49' Cade Cowell

0–3 81' Maxim Choupo-Moting pen

Dylan Nealis og 87' 1–3

Y 18' Robert Voloder

Y 81' Jorge Ruvalcaba

Maren Haile-Selassie 81' Y

Y 90' Omar Valencia

Overview

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Assistant 1 Mike Barwegen (Canada)
Assistant 2 Gianni Facchini

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York Red Bulls

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2025-04-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2024-04-13 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–3	L
03 May	FC Cincinnati	H	2–3	L
26 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	5–0	W
18 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	3–3	D
12 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
05 Apr	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
02 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	4–4	D
18 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–4	L
11 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		New York Red Bulls
#4	Position	#8
29	Points	25
17	Played	18
9 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 4 / 7
32	Scored	29
23	Conceded	39
+9	GD	-10
1.71	PPG	1.39
53%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

1/5

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	9 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Soldier Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls.
5' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Elliott, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 3 goals in the last 1 games.
15' 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.
18' It’s gonna be a card for Robert Voloder.
23' The 23-year-old Dje Davilla has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
28' 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.
33' Hugo Cuypers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 76 goals in his last 223 appearances.
38' New York Red Bulls seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
43' Ethan Horvath has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' Jorge Ruvalcaba is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
49' The deadlock is broken! Cade Cowell gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
54' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Gutman made 245 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
69' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
74' Tim Parker, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
81' The deadlock is broken! Maxim Choupo-Moting gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Jorge Ruvalcaba.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
87' Hugo Cuypers doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' Poor challenge from Omar Valencia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
New York Red Bulls celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patryk Klimala	3
Robert Beric	3
Maxim Choupo-Moting	2
Luka Stojanovic	2
Xherdan Shaqiri	2
Georgios Koutsias	2
Brian White	2
Lewis Morgan	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-02 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Dallas D 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-18 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-11 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 New York Red Bulls D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.31 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC52% Draw23% New York Red Bulls25%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

75%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

48%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC42% Draw38% New York Red Bulls20%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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