Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
C.J. Sapong 47' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho
11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
5
6
Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
16 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–4 L
09 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
03 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
28 Oct D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
21 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
23 Mar Orlando City SC H 0–1 L
16 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 4–1 W
02 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
30 Nov Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
25 Nov Atlanta United FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC New York Red Bulls
#4 Position #11
55 Points 42
34 Played 34
16 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 16
64 Scored 48
54 Conceded 62
+10 GD -14
1.62 PPG 1.24
47% Win % 35%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (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 Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 13 G 3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 20' Bradley Wright-Phillips is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for C.J. Sapong on 47 minutes.
  • 48' A goal from the USA international Tim Parker! He fires home on 48 to make it 0-1!
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Andreas Ivan. He replaces Daniel Royer on 61 minute.
  • 63' Nicolas Gaitan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleksandar Katai at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Marc Rzatkowski departs to be replaced by Mathias Jorgensen.
  • 76' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Nemanja Nikolics as he leaves the pitch. Djordje Mihailovic steps in for Chicago Fire SC.
  • 81' The whistle greets Kemar Lawrence as he departs to be replaced by Connor Lade.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Chicago Fire FC take all three points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patryk Klimala 3
Robert Beric 3
Xherdan Shaqiri 2
Georgios Koutsias 2
Brian White 2
Lewis Morgan 2
Cameron Harper 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2

Head to Head

2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-03-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2019-03-23 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2019-03-16 New York Red Bulls 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-11-30 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2018-11-25 Atlanta United FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC53% Draw25% New York Red Bulls22%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
78%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
47%
Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC39% Draw44% New York Red Bulls17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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