Tuesday , 18 August 2026

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York Red Bulls
0 – 0
Upcoming
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
4 Los Angeles FC 19 34
5 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
6 Houston Dynamo 18 32
7 New England Revolution 18 30
8 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
9 FC Dallas 18 27
10 Real Salt Lake 17 27
11 New York City FC 18 26
12 FC Cincinnati 18 26
13 St. Louis City 18 26
14 Charlotte FC 18 25
15 New York Red Bulls 18 25
16 Portland Timbers 18 24
17 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
18 Minnesota United FC 18 24
19 D.C. United SC 18 23
20 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
21 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
22 San Diego FC 18 21
23 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
24 Orlando City SC 18 20
25 Toronto FC 18 17
26 Austin FC 18 17
27 Philadelphia Union 18 16
28 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
29 Sporting Kansas City 18 14
30 Atlanta United FC 18 12

Head-to-Head

6
4
7
New York Red Bulls 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2025-04-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2024-04-13 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
01 Aug Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
25 Jul Charlotte FC H 0–2 L
22 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
24 May Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
16 May New York City FC H 1–1 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
02 Aug Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
25 Jul New York City FC A 1–3 L
22 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
24 May Toronto FC H 2–1 W
16 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Chicago Fire FC
#15 Position #8
25 Points 29
18 Played 17
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 6
29 Scored 32
39 Conceded 23
-10 GD +9
1.39 PPG 1.71
39% Win % 53%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
39% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 15th (25 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 8th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
5/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patryk Klimala 3
Robert Beric 3
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2
Maxim Choupo-Moting 2
Luka Stojanovic 2
Xherdan Shaqiri 2

Head to Head

2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2025-04-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2024-04-13 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-08-15 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-08-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-07-22 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-05-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

1.61 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

New York Red Bulls35% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC40%

Both Teams to Score

Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.57

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
60%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
65%
New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

New York Red Bulls25% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC35%

Correct Score

1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15%
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21%

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