Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls

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🕒 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Allen Chapman 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Chicago Fire 14 · New York Red Bulls 18
Referee Stats
27 matches · 3.37 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.37
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 56%
Draws 15%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 29
Avg: 1.47 / 1.53

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5
New York Red Bulls (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

12 / 24
Avg: 0.71 / 1.41

Points

10
Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
0.59
1.47
GF
0.71
1.53
GA
1.41
59%
O2.5
35%
65%
BTTS
47%
59%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank14th
New York Red Bulls rank18th
Chicago Fire points53
New York Red Bulls points43
Chicago Fire: #14 · 53 pts · GD +8
12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
New York Red Bulls: #18 · 43 pts · GD +1
22 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals11-9
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

New York Red Bulls last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 0%

New York Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home76%
Chicago Fire clean sheet at home24%
New York Red Bulls score away59%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first59%
Chicago Fire win after scoring first60%
New York Red Bulls score first29%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 20% · New York Red Bulls 0%
Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 21.3' · New York Red Bulls 23.0'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.47 vs 1.64
Chicago Fire concede at home1.53 vs 1.36
New York Red Bulls score away0.71 vs 1.36
New York Red Bulls concede away1.41 vs 1.64
Chicago Fire score 10% below league average, while New York Red Bulls score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 12% above league average at home, and New York Red Bulls are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 7
0-15 4
31-45 3
61-75 2
16-30 1

New York Red Bulls goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
61-75 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
11
4
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
3
1
Fouls
5
11
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
6
Total Passes
513
490
Passes Accurate
450
406
Passes %
88%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
35'
35' D. Gjengaar
1st substitution · For: W. Carmona
42'
42' VAR
H. Cuypers
Penalty confirmed
44'
44' Goal · 1-0
H. Cuypers
Penalty
62'
62' C. Terán
1st substitution · For: O. González
62'
62' P. Zinckernagel
2nd substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie
62'
62' B. Gutiérrez
3rd substitution · For: R. Kouamé
65'
65' O. Valencia
2nd substitution · For: D. Nealis
65'
65' D. Edelman
3rd substitution · For: J. Hall
74'
74' T. D'Avilla
4th substitution · For: M. Pineda
78'
78' A. Gutman
5th substitution · For: J. Dean
81'
81' K. Duncan
4th substitution · For: R. Mosquera
82'
82' M. Sofo
5th substitution · For: S. Ngoma
89'
89' E. Forsberg
90+6'
90+6' N. Eile

Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Sunday, 27 July 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Allen Chapman. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 35', with D. Gjengaar replacing W. Carmona. VAR intervened at 42' for Chicago Fire (Penalty confirmed). Chicago Fire took the lead at 44' when H. Cuypers scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Terán replacing O. González. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 62', with P. Zinckernagel replacing M. Haile-Selassie. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 62', with B. Gutiérrez replacing R. Kouamé. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 65', with O. Valencia replacing D. Nealis. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 65', with D. Edelman replacing J. Hall. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 74', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 78', with A. Gutman replacing J. Dean. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 81', with K. Duncan replacing R. Mosquera. New York Red Bulls made their 5th substitution at 82', with M. Sofo replacing S. Ngoma. E. Forsberg received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 89'. N. Eile received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 90+6'.

Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions while New York Red Bulls used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals9 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (61.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)

Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls Head-to-Head History by Season