Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Citi Field.
  • 5' Kellyn Acosta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Assisted by Maxi Moralez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alonso Martinez makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arnaud Souquet, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' Alonso Martinez adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' Gaston Gimenez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 165 appearances.
  • 32' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' The whistle greets Carlos Teran as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Salquist.
  • 50' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Tayvon Gray gets a card.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Gaston Gimenez. He receives a card.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 72' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Maxi Moralez is withdrawn and Julian Fernandez gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Georgios Koutsias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maren Haile-Selassie on 73 minute.
  • 78' What a strike from Hugo Cuypers! The score is 2-1.
  • 79' Jovan Mijatovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alonso Martinez at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Santiago Rodriguez by Justin Haak on 85 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Keaton Parks on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
1.61 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC46% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
54%
New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC32% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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