Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sun 27 Jul 2025 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 89' Emil Forsberg

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New York Red Bulls — 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

7
4
6
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
19 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
16 Jul Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
13 Jul San Diego FC H 1–2 L
05 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
29 Jun Charlotte FC H 3–2 W
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
19 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 1–5 L
16 Jul New England Revolution H 5–3 W
12 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
06 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
28 Jun Minnesota United FC H 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' The wait is over. New York Red Bulls get us underway at Soldier Field.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls have won 422 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ronald Donkor made 286 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Jack Elliott has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sandro Schwarz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Wikelmann Carmona is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dennis Gjengaar at the 35 minute mark.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 44' A goal from the Belgium international Hugo Cuypers! He fires home on 44 to make it 1-0!
  • 49' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 54' 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 Noah Eile suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Brian Gutierrez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Omar Gonzalez comes on to replace Carlos Teran.
  • 65' Julian Hall is replacing Daniel Edelman for the New York Red Bulls side.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Omar Valencia as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Nealis steps in for New York Red Bulls.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mauricio Pineda is hanging Dje Davilla on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Andrew Gutman has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Dean to step up.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sandro Schwarz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Emil Forsberg.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Beric 3
Patryk Klimala 3
Georgios Koutsias 2
Brian White 2
Lewis Morgan 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2

Head to Head

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 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-07-19 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-07-16 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2025-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 San Diego FC L 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-06-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Charlotte FC W

New York Red Bulls Form

2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2025-07-19 New York Red Bulls 1–5 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-07-16 New York Red Bulls 5–3 New England Revolution W 2025-07-12 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2025-07-06 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2025-06-28 New York Red Bulls 2–2 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC61% Draw22% New York Red Bulls17%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
83%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
39%
Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw41% New York Red Bulls15%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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