Chicago FireChicago Fire vs New York City FC — Major League Soccer
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New York City FCSoldier Field, Chicago
Going into the match, Chicago Fire had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; New York City FC had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Chicago Fire 1 win, New York City FC 2 wins, 2 drawn. Chicago Fire are 4th in the Major League Soccer on 48 points; New York City FC are 12th on 34.
Match report
Home form going in: Chicago Fire
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W L W D W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 3-2 vs New England Revolution · 7 Sept 2025
- L 4-0 at Philadelphia Union · 23 Aug 2025
- W 3-2 vs St. Louis City · 17 Aug 2025
- D 2-2 vs Los Angeles FC · 10 Aug 2025
- W 1-0 vs New York Red Bulls · 27 Jul 2025
- W 0-2 at CF Montreal · 19 Jul 2025
Away form going in: New York City FC
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L W W L W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs DC United · 30 Aug 2025
- W 0-1 at FC Cincinnati · 23 Aug 2025
- W 2-1 vs Nashville SC · 17 Aug 2025
- L 2-1 at Toluca · 5 Aug 2025
- W 2-0 vs Leon · 1 Aug 2025
- L 0-3 vs Puebla · 30 Jul 2025
Head-to-head: Chicago Fire vs New York City FC
- Chicago Fire 2-1 New York City FC · 10 Oct 2026 · Major League Soccer
- New York City FC 3-1 Chicago Fire · 25 Jul 2026 · Major League Soccer
- New York City FC 3-1 Chicago Fire · 25 May 2025 · Major League Soccer
- New York City FC 2-2 Chicago Fire · 24 Aug 2024 · Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire 0-0 New York City FC · 14 Jul 2024 · Major League Soccer
How it unfolded
- 13' Normal Goal — P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire)
- 40' Normal Goal — N. Mercau (New York City FC)
- 57' Normal Goal — A. Martinez (New York City FC)
- 90' Normal Goal — S. Garfield Reid (New York City FC)
Match statistics
| Chicago Fire | Metric | New York City FC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 1.2 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.58 |
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 490 | Total passes | 476 |
| 414 | Accurate passes | 393 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 83 |
| 11 | Key passes | 10 |
| 80 | Duels | 80 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |