Thursday , 1 October 2026

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New York City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Mauricio Pineda
Valentin Castellanos 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 New York Red Bulls 27 34
8 Orlando City SC 27 34
9 New York City FC 27 33
10 FC Cincinnati 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
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 26 21

Head-to-Head

11
5
2
New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
23 Oct D.C. United SC H 6–0 W
20 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
17 Oct New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
03 Oct Nashville SC H 0–0 D
30 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct New York City FC A 0–1 L
24 Oct Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
20 Oct FC Cincinnati A 4–3 W
16 Oct New England Revolution A 2–2 D
03 Oct Toronto FC A 1–3 L
30 Sep New York City FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

New York City FC Chicago Fire FC
#9 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 9th (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' In just a few seconds Red Bull Arena will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 32' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Jonathan Bornstein has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 51' Valentin Castellanos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' Chicago Fire FC have won 403 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' 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' Johan Kappelhof has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mauricio Pineda on 63 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Thiago by Jesus Medina on 64 minute.
  • 69' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Boris Sekulic exits the field as Jhon Espinoza enters on 70.
  • 74' New York City FC make a change. Keaton Parks trudges off to be replaced by Gedion Zelalem on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Luka Stojanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaston Claudio Gimenez at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' The 22-year-old Gabriel Slonina has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 86' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Santiago Rodriguez is replaced by Andres Jasson.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alonso Martinez 4
Valentin Castellanos 3
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 2
Alexander Ring 2
Robert Beric 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2

Head to Head

2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC

New York City FC Form

2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC W 2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-20 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.86 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 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC52% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
48%
New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC37% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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