Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' We are underway at Red Bull Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Agustin Ojeda scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Alfredo Morales has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mauricio Pineda.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' Valentin Castellanos doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Johan Kappelhof. He replaces Mauricio Pineda on 63 minute.
  • 64' Jesus Medina gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Thiago and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Jhon Espinoza. He replaces Boris Sekulic on 70 minute.
  • 74' Keaton Parks makes way for Gedion Zelalem at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 76' Gaston Claudio Gimenez makes way for Luka Stojanovic at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 81' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Another change for New York City FC made on 86 minute. Santiago Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Andres Jasson.
  • 90' Valentin Castellanos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 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
1.9 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC52% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC24%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

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 21%
79%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC38% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.7%
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% 21% 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
29% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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