Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

11
5
3
New York City FC 19 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
#10 Position #4
42 Points 55
34 Played 34
10 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 16 / 7 / 11
49 Scored 64
45 Conceded 54
+4 GD +10
1.24 PPG 1.62
29% Win % 47%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! new york city fc welcome chicago fire fc for this crunch clash at Citi Field.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' A stunning finish from Alonso Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' new york city fc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined chicago fire fc backline.
  • 22' What a strike from Alonso Martinez! The score is 0-2.
  • 27' new york city fc are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against chicago fire fc's shape.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His new york city fc side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' Andrew Gutman, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Chris Brady needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Carlos Teran exits the field as Tobias Salquist enters on 46.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Tayvon Gray argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 55' chicago fire fc is showing some good football. However, chicago fire fc are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian McFarlane made 305 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Gaston Gimenez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' chicago fire fc come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' The whistle greets Maxi Moralez as he departs to be replaced by Julian Fernandez.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Georgios Koutsias on, Maren Haile-Selassie off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Against the run of play, Hugo Cuypers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 79' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Alonso Martinez exits the field as Jovan Mijatovic enters on 79.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Allan Arigoni, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Another change for New York City FC made on 85 minute. Santiago Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Justin Haak.
  • 90' Keaton Parks was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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
Robert Beric 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Federico Navarro 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Gabriel Pereira 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
1.59 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 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
12.5%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

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 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.