New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

New York City FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sun 25 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Justin Haak 14' Y

Maxi Moralez 28' Y

R 31' Brian Gutierrez

Y 45' Jonathan Dean

Tayvon Gray 45' Y

Thiago Martins 56' Y

Y 60' Dje Davilla

YR 84' Dje Davilla

Overview

Match Preview

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

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–1	W
17 May	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
14 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
10 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–1	L
04 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–0	W
26 Apr	Toronto FC	A	1–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
17 May	Charlotte FC	A	4–1	W
10 May	Atlanta United FC	H	2–1	W
04 May	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D
27 Apr	Nashville SC	A	2–7	L
20 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

New York City FC		Chicago Fire FC
#8	Position	#3
19	Points	26
15	Played	14
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
25	Scored	27
21	Conceded	16
+4	GD	+11
1.27	PPG	1.86
33%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Yankee Stadium that hosts another battle between New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC.
5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
14' Justin Haak was booked on 14.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Philip Zinckernagel makes it 0-1.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 28.
31' Brian Gutierrez is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
41' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Mauricio Pineda exits the field as Dje Davilla enters on 41.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jonathan Dean.
46' New York City FC make a change. Tayvon Gray trudges off to be replaced by Mitja Ilenic on 46 minutes.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' The referee has no hesitation. Thiago Martins is booked for New York City FC — card on 56.
58' What composure from Monsef Bakrar! The Algeria international strokes it home. 1-1.
58' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 58 minute. Philip Zinckernagel leaves to be changed by Leonardo Barroso.
60' That looks like a foul for a card for Dje Davilla.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Against the run of play, Hannes Wolf has scored! This game has turned on its head.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
76' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Jonathan Dean has done his job and it is now time for Maren Haile-Selassie to step up.
79' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Julian Fernandez is replaced by Agustin Ojeda.
84' Dje Davilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
89' The deadlock is broken! Alonso Martinez gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
3-1 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Rominigue Kouame 46'
3
Jack Elliott
15
Andrew Gutman
22
Mauricio Pineda ↓ Dje Davilla 41'
17
Brian Gutierrez
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Leonardo Barroso 58'
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
35
Sergio Oregel ↓ Omari Glasgow 76'
24
Jonathan Dean ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 76'
5
Sam Rogers

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alonso Martinez	4
Valentin Castellanos	3
Robert Beric	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Federico Navarro	2
Aleksandar Katai	2
Gabriel Pereira	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-17 New York City FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2025-05-10 New York City FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2025-05-04 New York City FC 1–0 FC Cincinnati W 2025-04-26 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-05-04 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2025-04-27 Nashville SC 7–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC49% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

73%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

51%

New York City FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC33% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC24%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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