New York City FC vs Chicago Fire

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 25 May 2025 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Rosendo Mendoza 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
New York City FC 9 · Chicago Fire 14
Referee Stats
26 matches · 5.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.15
Reds avg 0.27
Penalties avg 0.31
Over 4.5 cards 69%
Home wins 54%
Draws 38%
Away wins 8%
How the match was won
  • New York City FC outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • New York City FC controlled possession (65%).
  • New York City FC had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

34
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-3-6

Goals For / Against

45 / 37
Avg: 2.50 / 2.06

Points

30
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.67
1.56
GF
2.50
1.17
GA
2.06
71%
O2.5
94%
53%
BTTS
82%
53%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th
Chicago Fire rank14th
New York City FC points56
Chicago Fire points53
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
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 last 5 away

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals12-9
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 City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.594%
BTTS82%
BTTS + O2.582%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 71% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%
New York City FC clean sheet at home29%
Chicago Fire score away94%
Chicago Fire clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%
New York City FC win after scoring first78%
Chicago Fire score first65%
Chicago Fire win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · Chicago Fire 50%
Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · Chicago Fire 15.6'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64
New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36
Chicago Fire score away2.50 vs 1.36
Chicago Fire concede away2.06 vs 1.64
New York City FC score 5% below league average, while Chicago Fire score 84% above league average.
Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 25% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 10
0-15 7
61-75 7
16-30 6
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
31-45 8
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
0-15 5
16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
22
8
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
16
3
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
11
2
Fouls
12
19
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
0
2
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
528
285
Passes Accurate
453
223
Passes %
86%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
14'
14' J. Haak
19'
19' Goal · 0-1
P. Zinckernagel
Normal Goal
28'
28' M. Moralez
31'
31' B. Gutiérrez
41'
41' M. Pineda
1st substitution · For: T. D'Avilla
45+1'
45+1' J. Dean
45+3'
45+3' T. Gray
46'
46' T. Gray
1st substitution · For: M. Ilenič
46'
46' J. Shore
2nd substitution · For: M. Bakrar
46'
46' J. Bamba
2nd substitution · For: R. Kouamé
56'
56' Thiago Martins
58'
58' Goal · 1-1
M. Bakrar
Normal Goal
58'
58' P. Zinckernagel
3rd substitution · For: Leonardo Barroso
60'
60' T. D'Avilla
70'
70' Goal · 2-1
H. Wolf
Normal Goal
76'
76' J. Dean
4th substitution · For: O. Glasgow
76'
76' S. Oregel
5th substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie
79'
79' J. Fernández
3rd substitution · For: A. Ojeda
84'
84' T. D'Avilla
84'
84' T. D'Avilla
87'
87' VAR
A. Ojeda
Penalty confirmed
89'
89' Goal · 3-1
A. Martínez
Penalty
90'
90' J. Haak
4th substitution · For: K. Parks
90'
90' A. Martínez
5th substitution · For: Nico Cavallo

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC beat Chicago Fire 3-1 on Sunday, 25 May 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rosendo Mendoza.

First half: J. Haak received a yellow card for New York City FC at 14'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 19' when P. Zinckernagel scored, making the score 0-1. M. Moralez received a yellow card for New York City FC at 28'. B. Gutiérrez received a red card for Chicago Fire at 31'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 41', with M. Pineda replacing T. D'Avilla. J. Dean received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 45+1'. T. Gray received a yellow card for New York City FC at 45+3'.

Second half: New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Gray replacing M. Ilenič. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Shore replacing M. Bakrar. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Bamba replacing R. Kouamé. Thiago Martins received a yellow card for New York City FC at 56'. New York City FC leveled the score at 58' when M. Bakrar scored, making the score 1-1. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 58', with P. Zinckernagel replacing Leonardo Barroso. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 60'. New York City FC took the lead at 70' when H. Wolf scored, making the score 2-1. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. Dean replacing O. Glasgow. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 76', with S. Oregel replacing M. Haile-Selassie. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 79', with J. Fernández replacing A. Ojeda. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 84'. T. D'Avilla received a red card for Chicago Fire at 84'. VAR intervened at 87' for New York City FC (Penalty confirmed). New York City FC extended the lead at 89' when A. Martínez scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 90', with J. Haak replacing K. Parks. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 90', with A. Martínez replacing Nico Cavallo.

New York City FC used 5 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions. New York City FC got 4 yellow cards, while Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

How the match was won

  • New York City FC outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • New York City FC controlled possession (65%).
  • New York City FC had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins11
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (38.9%)
BTTS9 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins8
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS4 (44.4%)

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire Head-to-Head History by Season