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 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 18 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
#5	Position	#4
26	Points	29
18	Played	17
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
31	Scored	32
24	Conceded	23
+7	GD	+9
1.44	PPG	1.71
39%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at Red Bull Arena.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
16' Keaton Parks does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
21' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' The 35-year-old Robert Beric has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
31' 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.
36' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
37' The referee has no hesitation. James Sands is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 37.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Przemyslaw Frankowski argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Alexandru Mitrita makes way for Maxi Moralez at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
47' Brilliant from the ! Mauricio Pineda makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 45.
52' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
53' Goal! Anton Tinnerholm scores his 13 goal in 289 matches.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' 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.
66' Elliot Collier is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robert Beric at the 66 minute mark.
71' The crowd applauds Fabian Herbers as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Bornstein steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
75' Alexander Ring has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
79' Gary Mackay-Steven is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Medina at the 79 minute mark.
83' Alexander Callens has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
83' Brian Gutierrez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Przemyslaw Frankowski at the 83 minute mark.
84' The supporters are chanting for Mike Azira. He replaces Boris Sekulic on 84 minute.
88' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Nicolas Acevedo comes on to replace James Sands.
90' A moment of madness from Francisco Calvo on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York City FC players.

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
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2
Aleksandar Katai	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

1.96 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 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

10.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	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.