New York City v Chicago Fire

3:1

Full time

New York City v Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer ended 3:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: New York City v Chicago Fire

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · New York City at 40.3% - the match finished 3:1, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · New York City	X	2 · Chicago Fire	Prediction	Result
ELO + Poisson	59.8%	20.7%	19.5%	Home win · New York City	✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost)	40.3%	24.1%	35.6%	Home win · New York City	✔ Correct
Final score	3:1			Home win · New York City

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: New York City v Chicago Fire

10′Nicolás Fernández Mercau · Goal
21′Joel Waterman · Goal
29′Agustín Ojeda · Goal (assist: Andrés Perea)
41′Malachi Jones · Goal (assist: Agustín Ojeda)
46′Jonathan Dean · Substitution (off: Leonardo Barroso)
46′Robert Lewandowski · Substitution (off: Maren Haile-Selassie)
51′Djé D'Avilla · Yellow card
62′Nicolás Fernández Mercau · Yellow card
63′Mauricio Pineda · Substitution (off: Djé D'Avilla)
69′Bénie Traoré · Substitution (off: Malachi Jones)
71′Puso Dithejane · Substitution (off: Robin Lod)
71′Andrew Gutman · Substitution (off: Viktor Radojević)
77′Joel Waterman · Yellow card
80′Puso Dithejane · Yellow card
85′Arnau Farnós · Substitution (off: Jonathan Shore)
85′Hannes Wolf · Substitution (off: Talles Magno)
90+2′Mitja Ilenčič · Substitution (off: Agustín Ojeda)

Match statistics: New York City v Chicago Fire

Statistic	New York City	Chicago Fire
Possession	46%	54%
Shots on target	3	5
Total shots	11	9
Shots off target	5	2
Blocked shots	4	0
Corners	3	1
Fouls	8	16
Offsides	5	1
Yellow cards	7	9
Red cards	7	6
Saves	0	1
Passes	434	500
Pass accuracy	80%	81%

Line-ups: New York City v Chicago Fire

New York City 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

2 Nico Cavallo 6.9
6 James Sands 6.8
7 Nicolás Fernández Mercau 7.7
8 Andrés Perea 7.6
11 Talles Magno 6.7
13 Thiago Martins 6.9
24 Tayvon Gray 7.0
26 Agustín Ojeda 7.9
32 Jonathan Shore 6.7
49 Matt Freese 7.0
88 Malachi Jones 7.1

Substitutes (9)

9 Bénie Traoré 6.1
15 Kevin Pierre Jr.
17 Hannes Wolf 6.8
23 Max Murray
29 Máximo Carrizo
30 Tomás Romero
35 Mitja Ilenčič
87 Arnau Farnós 6.6
99 Seymour Reid

Chicago Fire 4-4-2

Starting XI

1 Chris Brady 5.7
2 Leonardo Barroso 6.3
3 Jack Elliott 6.4
6 Anton Salétros 6.9
7 Maren Haile-Selassie 6.4
11 Philip Zinckernagel 6.9
14 Viktor Radojević 6.1
16 Joel Waterman 7.3
17 Robin Lod 6.3
19 Jonathan Bamba 6.7
42 Djé D'Avilla 6.4

Substitutes (9)

5 Sam Rogers
9 Robert Lewandowski 6.5
12 Puso Dithejane 6.1
15 Andrew Gutman 6.4
20 Jason Shokalook
22 Mauricio Pineda 6.7
24 Jonathan Dean 6.9
35 Sergio Oregel
44 Josh Cohen

Form and head-to-head: New York City v Chicago Fire

New York City

WLDDD

13 Sep 2026AReal Salt Lake2–0W
10 Sep 2026HNew England1–2L
5 Sep 2026HNashville SC0–0D
30 Aug 2026AToronto1–1D
23 Aug 2026ANew England1–1D

Chicago Fire

LDDDD

13 Sep 2026HNew England1–2L
10 Sep 2026HInter Miami1–1D
6 Sep 2026AToronto4–4D
29 Aug 2026ASeattle Sounders2–2D
23 Aug 2026ANew York RB1–1D

Major League Soccer standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Nashville SC	13	9	3	1	+19	30	WDWWWWDWWL
2	Inter Miami	14	8	4	2	+9	28	WDDWWLWLWD
3	New England	13	8	1	4	+5	25	LWWWWLWWLW
4	Chicago Fire	13	7	2	4	+10	23	WWLWWWDLLW
5	New York City	14	5	4	5	+5	19	DWWLWWDLLD
6	New York RB	14	5	4	5	-8	19	LLDLDLDLWW
7	Charlotte	14	5	3	6	0	18	WDWLLLDLDW
8	DC United	14	4	5	5	-4	17	WDLLDDLDDW
9	Cincinnati	14	4	5	5	-5	17	LLDWDLDWWL
10	Toronto	13	3	5	5	-6	14	LLWDWWDDDL
11	Orlando City	14	4	2	8	-17	14	LLLWWLDLDL
12	Columbus Crew	14	3	4	7	-4	13	LDDLWWLDLW
13	CF Montréal	13	4	1	8	-9	13	WLLWLLLWLL
14	Atlanta United	13	3	2	8	-7	11	LLLLWLDWWL
15	Philadelphia Union	14	1	4	9	-10	7	LLLLLLLDDL

Managers: New York City v Chicago Fire

New York CityManagerP. Jansen

Chicago FireManagerG. Berhalter

Match information: New York City v Chicago Fire

Kick-off: Sat 25 Jul · 23:30
Competition: Major League Soccer
Venue: Yankee Stadium
City: New York City
Surface: grass
Capacity: 47,309

Live commentary: New York City v Chicago Fire

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