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

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New York City FC

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 24 Apr 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Maxime Chanot 7' Y

Y 16' Mo Adams

Alexander Ring 16' Y

Anton Tinnerholm 37' Y

Valentin Castellanos 67' Y

Y 75' Djordje Mihailovic

Y 90' Bastian Schweinsteiger

Overview

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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee Gianni Facchini
Referee Gjovalin Bori
Referee

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

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-24 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
21 Apr	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W
13 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	3–3	D
06 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–0	D
30 Mar	Toronto FC	A	0–4	L
17 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W
13 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
30 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W
16 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–4	L

Season Stats

New York City FC		Chicago Fire FC
#10	Position	#4
42	Points	55
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
49	Scored	64
45	Conceded	54
+4	GD	+10
1.24	PPG	1.62
29%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
7' A moment of madness from Maxime Chanot on 7 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
9' Valentin Castellanos does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
16' The referee shows Chicago Fire SC player a Yellow card on 16.
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Ben Sweat comes on to replace Ronald Matarrita.
36' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anton Tinnerholm on 37.
42' Jorge Luis Corrales, a Cuba , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
47' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
52' Bastian Schweinsteiger has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 295 games and scored 427 goals.
61' The crowd applauds Mo Adams as he leaves the pitch. Amando Moreno steps in for Chicago Fire SC.
66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Valentin Castellanos on 67.
70' New York City FC make a change. Valentin Castellanos trudges off to be replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha on 70 minutes.
73' The supporters are chanting for Jorge Luis Corrales. He replaces Jeremiah Gutjahr on 73 minute.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Djordje Mihailovic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' The Chicago Fire SC manager makes a substitution. Nemanja Nikolics departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
86' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
89' Keaton Parks is replacing Heber for the New York City FC side.
90' Chicago Fire SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
1-0 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ebenezer Ofori
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 70'
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Ben Sweat 31'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
9
Heber ↓ Keaton Parks 89'

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Marcelo
9
C.J. Sapong
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 76'
6
Dax McCarty C
14
Djordje Mihailovic
1
David Ousted
19
Mo Adams ↓ Amando Moreno 61'
17
Diego Campos
33
Jeremiah Gutjahr ↓ Jorge Luis Corrales 70'
20
Nicolas Gaitan

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC48% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC25%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

52%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC32% Draw47% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet