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 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 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
#5	Position	#10
42	Points	33
26	Played	26
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
46	Scored	34
38	Conceded	48
+8	GD	-14
1.62	PPG	1.27
46%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/6

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	10 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chicago Fire FC launch into their encounter with New York Red Bulls.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Andrew Gutman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
18' That is a card for New York Red Bulls. Robert Voloder will be fuming at that decision.
23' Chris Brady needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact 4-1-4-1.
33' 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.
38' It’s high time Michael Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
45' A stunning finish from Jorge Ruvalcaba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' A stunning finish from Cade Cowell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring 1 goals.
59' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 50% of all matches.
69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 294 games and scored 427 goals.
79' 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.
81' A goal from the Cameroon international Maxim Choupo-Moting! He fires home on 81 to make it 0-3!
81' Jorge Ruvalcaba was booked on 81.
86' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
87' Hugo Cuypers doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' New York Red Bulls player sees a card in front of him.
The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 1-3 New York Red Bulls. Honours even.

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
Robert Beric	3
Patryk Klimala	3
Lewis Morgan	2
Cameron Harper	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2
Maxim Choupo-Moting	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

2.02 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC49% Draw25% New York Red Bulls26%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

74%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

51%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC39% Draw41% New York Red Bulls20%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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