Saturday , 3 October 2026

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 25 Jul 2026 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 10' 1–0
1–1 21' Joel Waterman
Agustin Ojeda 29' 2–1
Malachi Jones 41' 3–1
Y 51' Dje Davilla
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 62' Y
Y 77' Joel Waterman
Y 80' Puso Dithejane

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
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 27 21

Head-to-Head

11
5
2
New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
22 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
24 May Nashville SC A 1–2 L
16 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
13 May Charlotte FC A 1–0 W
10 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul New York City FC A 1–3 L
22 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
24 May Toronto FC H 2–1 W
16 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
13 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
09 May New York Red Bulls H 1–3 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Chicago Fire FC
#8 Position #5
33 Points 42
27 Played 26
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
41 Scored 46
36 Conceded 38
+5 GD +8
1.22 PPG 1.62
30% Win % 46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' GOAL! Nicolas Fernandez Marcau scores on 10.
  • 11' What a moment for Nicolas Fernandez Marcau! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 16' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' Assisted by Anton Saletros with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joel Waterman makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 26' Malachi Jones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Agustin Ojeda makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and New York City FC are in front.
  • 34' Jonathan Dean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Malachi Jones doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Maren Haile-Selassie is withdrawn and Robert Lewandowski gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Dje Davilla was booked on 51.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' That is a card for New York City FC. Nicolas Fernandez Marcau will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' Mauricio Pineda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dje Davilla at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Finland international Robin Lod has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 69' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Malachi Jones is replaced by Benie Traore on 69 minute.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Gutman. He replaces Viktor Radojevic on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Joel Waterman. He receives a card.
  • 80' Puso Dithejane has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
  • 85' Hannes Wolf is replacing Talles Magno for the New York City FC side.
  • 90' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mitja Ilenic is hanging Agustin Ojeda on the field on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 4
Valentin Castellanos 3
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2

Head to Head

2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York City FC 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-07-22 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York City FC W 2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-05-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-05-13 D.C. United SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC57% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC20%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
43%
New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC40% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC18%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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