New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

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

New York Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-09-30 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC 2023-04-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
29 Mar	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
22 Mar	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
09 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	0–0	D
02 Mar	Nashville SC	H	2–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
23 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
15 Mar	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
09 Mar	FC Dallas	A	3–1	W
02 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		Chicago Fire FC
#11	Position	#4
42	Points	55
34	Played	34
12 / 6 / 16	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
48	Scored	64
62	Conceded	54
-14	GD	+10
1.24	PPG	1.62
35%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ 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 Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 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' In just a few seconds Red Bull Arena will turn into a battlefield for New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
32' Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jonathan Bamba makes no mistake. 0-1!
37' Omar Gonzalez gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Sam Rogers and will look to change the dynamic.
41' GOAL! Serge Ngoma fires home to make it 1-1!
46' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maxim Choupo-Moting makes it 2-1.
52' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
57' Maren Haile-Selassie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
61' Tom Barlow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kellyn Acosta on 61 minute.
62' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Rominigue Kouame is replaced by Mauricio Pineda.
67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Mohammed Sofo is replaced by Wikelmann Carmona on 69 minute.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
76' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Felipe Carballo exits the field as Peter Stroud enters on 76.
81' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
84' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Maren Haile-Selassie comes on to replace Andrew Gutman.
87' The supporters are chanting for Wiktor Bogacz. He replaces Maxim Choupo-Moting on 87 minute.
88' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Emil Forsberg has done his job and it is now time for Sean Nealis to step up.
New York Red Bulls celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

13
Maxim Choupo-Moting ↓ Wiktor Bogacz 87'
10
Emil Forsberg ↓ Sean Nealis 88'
26
Tim Parker
12
Dylan Nealis
3
Noah Eile
31
Carlos Coronel
75
Daniel Edelman
81
Serge Ngoma ↓ Dennis Gjengaar 69'
20
Felipe Carballo ↓ Peter Stroud 76'
5
Omar Valencia
37
Mohammed Sofo ↓ Wikelmann Carmona 69'

Bench

42
Alexander Hack
15
Sean Nealis ↑ 88'
1
AJ Marcucci
19
Wikelmann Carmona ↑ 69'
8
Peter Stroud ↑ 76'
48
Ronald Donkor
16
Julian Hall
22
Dennis Gjengaar ↑ 69'
7
Wiktor Bogacz ↑ 87'

Coach Sandro Schwarz

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Rominigue Kouame ↓ Mauricio Pineda 62'
19
Jonathan Bamba
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Tom Barlow 61'
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 84'
11
Philip Zinckernagel
4
Carlos Teran
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
35
Sergio Oregel
5
Sam Rogers ↓ Omar Gonzalez 37'
36
Justin Reynolds ↓ Omari Glasgow 61'

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patryk Klimala	3
Robert Beric	3
Lewis Morgan	2
Cameron Harper	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2
Maxim Choupo-Moting	2

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

2025-04-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-29 New England Revolution 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2025-03-22 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Toronto FC W 2025-03-15 New York Red Bulls 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2025-03-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2025-03-02 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2025-04-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2025-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-15 Toronto FC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-09 FC Dallas 1–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-03-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.49 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls37% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC38%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

62%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

63%

New York Red Bulls or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York Red Bulls26% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC31%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

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%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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