Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
New York City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 23:30 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Tayvon Gray 50' Y
Y 65' Gaston Gimenez
Keaton Parks 90' Y
Y 90' Federico Navarro
Matt Freese 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Citi Field.

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
2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
20 Jul Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
17 Jul Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
14 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
07 Jul Austin FC A 1–2 L
03 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug New York City FC A 2–2 D
20 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
17 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
14 Jul New York City FC H 0–0 D
08 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 L
04 Jul Philadelphia Union H 4–3 W

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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Goal! Alonso Martinez scores his 32 goal in 294 matches.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' Alonso Martinez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and New York City FC are in front.
  • 27' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' 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' Rafael Czichos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 42' Federico Navarro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Tobias Salquist gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Carlos Teran and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Tayvon Gray.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank Klopas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaston Gimenez, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gaston Gimenez on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 72' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Maxi Moralez is replaced by Julian Fernandez on 72 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 73 minute. Maren Haile-Selassie leaves to be changed by Georgios Koutsias.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Hugo Cuypers gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Alonso Martinez makes way for Jovan Mijatovic at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Justin Haak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Santiago Rodriguez at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Keaton Parks is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

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

2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC 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

New York City FC Form

2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-07-20 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-07-17 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2024-07-07 Austin FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2024-07-03 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC46% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
54%
New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC32% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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