Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
New York City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 22:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Julian Fernandez 64' 1–0
Santiago Rodriguez 78' Y
Kevin O'Toole 89' Y
Andres Perea 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 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 26 44
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
2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC 2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
24 Sep Toronto FC H 3–0 W
20 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–0 W
16 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–0 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct New York City FC A 0–1 L
08 Oct Charlotte FC H 0–2 L
05 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
30 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
24 Sep New England Revolution H 2–2 D
20 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Chicago Fire FC
#8 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 8th (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' The ball is rolling at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kacper Przybylko, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Cushing will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Andres Perea on, Keaton Parks off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Julian Fernandez makes it 1-0.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Kei Kamara on, Georgios Koutsias off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Ousmane Doumbia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 20 appearances.
  • 75' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Federico Navarro is withdrawn and Mauricio Pineda gets his opportunity.
  • 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Santiago Rodriguez on 78.
  • 83' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 84' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Julian Fernandez departs to be replaced by Andres Jasson.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kevin O'Toole on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Andres Perea is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • It finishes all square. New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC 2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC 2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

New York City FC Form

2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2023-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-09-24 New York City FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-09-16 New York City FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2023-10-05 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-09-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC55% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC18%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
45%
New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC35% Draw50% Chicago Fire FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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