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 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Soldier Field as Chicago Fire FC face off against New York Red Bulls in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Dje Davilla is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
18' Poor challenge from Robert Voloder. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
43' 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.
45' A stunning finish from Jorge Ruvalcaba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' Magnificent from Cade Cowell! That is 12 goals in 294 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
59' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Bamba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
64' New York Red Bulls have won 433 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' Jack Elliott needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
74' Emil Forsberg, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 291 games and scored 415 goals.
81' The deadlock is broken! Maxim Choupo-Moting gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
81' Jorge Ruvalcaba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' GOAL! Hugo Cuypers fires home to make it 1-3!
90' The referee calls foul for Omar Valencia. He receives a card.
Another three points for New York Red Bulls.

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

2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC48% Draw25% New York Red Bulls27%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

73%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

52%

Chicago Fire FC or New York Red Bulls

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC38% Draw40% New York Red Bulls22%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.7%

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	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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.