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

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MLS · 2026

New York City FC

3 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 29 Aug 2020 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

James Sands 37' Y

Y 42' Przemyslaw Frankowski

Alexander Callens 83' Y

Y 90' Francisco Calvo

Overview

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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

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

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Ian McKay
Referee

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 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
29 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–1	W
24 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
02 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–3	L
27 Jul	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
20 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
23 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
20 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–2	L
14 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
5' Heber has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Costa Rica international Francisco Calvo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Mike Azira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
16' Against the run of play, Keaton Parks has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ignacio Aliseda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' James Sands has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
42' Przemyslaw Frankowski is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
46' Alexandru Mitrita makes way for Maxi Moralez at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
47' Mauricio Pineda doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' The Sweden Anton Tinnerholm breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 2-1!
58' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexandru Mitrita suffering a number of foals already.
66' Robert Beric makes way for Elliot Collier at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
71' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Bornstein is hanging Fabian Herbers on the field on 71 minute.
75' Goal! Alexander Ring scores his 24 goal in 305 matches.
79' New York City FC ring the changes. Jesus Medina has done his job and it is now time for Gary Mackay-Steven to step up.
83' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' Przemyslaw Frankowski makes way for Brian Gutierrez at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
84' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Boris Sekulic has done his job and it is now time for Mike Azira to step up.
88' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Acevedo is hanging James Sands on the field on 88 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Francisco Calvo on 90.
Chicago Fire FC will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Gudmundur THorarinsson 79'
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 79'
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands ↓ Nicolas Acevedo 88'
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↓ Maxi Moralez 46'
9
Heber ↓ Valentin Castellanos 66'
55
Keaton Parks

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Elliot Collier 66'
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Brandt Bronico 83'
24
Connor Sparrow
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 71'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Brian Gutierrez 83'
5
Francisco Calvo C
7
Ignacio Aliseda
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Mike Azira 84'
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Robert Beric	2
Hannes Wolf	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2020-07-27 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2020-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 0–1 New York City FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-07-20 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.94 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

44%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC39% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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