Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#3 Position #5
26 Points 22
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
27 Scored 25
16 Conceded 32
+11 GD -7
1.86 PPG 1.47
57% Win % 40%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Soldier Field.
  • 5' Dennis Gjengaar, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 35' Wikelmann Carmona is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dennis Gjengaar at the 35 minute mark.
  • 40' Hugo Cuypers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Brilliant from the ! Hugo Cuypers makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 44.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 100% of all matches.
  • 54' The 29-year-old Andrew Gutman has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' USA international Julian Hall has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 62 minute. Carlos Teran leaves to be changed by Omar Gonzalez.
  • 65' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Julian Hall on, Daniel Edelman off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Omar Valencia as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Nealis steps in for New York Red Bulls.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Dje Davilla exits the field as Mauricio Pineda enters on 74.
  • 78' Jonathan Dean is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Gutman at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Emil Forsberg gets a card.
  • Another three points for Chicago Fire FC.

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
Patryk Klimala 3
Robert Beric 3
Xherdan Shaqiri 2
Georgios Koutsias 2
Brian White 2
Lewis Morgan 2
Nemanja Nikolics 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
2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC63% Draw22% New York Red Bulls15%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
85%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
37%
Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC45% Draw42% New York Red Bulls13%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
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.