New York City FC vs Chicago Fire

New York City FC

3 - 1

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Ricardo Montero 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

New York City FC 11 · Chicago Fire 7

Referee Stats

Ricardo Montero

3 matches · 1.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.33
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	67%
Draws	33%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 14

Avg: 2.44 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.56

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 13

Avg: 1.75 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.56

PPG

1.38

2.44

1.75

1.56

1.63

78%

O2.5

75%

67%

BTTS

75%

56%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

New York City FC rank11th

Chicago Fire rank7th

New York City FC points25

Chicago Fire points26

New York City FC: #11 · 25 pts · GD +7

12 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chicago Fire: #7 · 26 pts · GD +8

11 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals11-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chicago Fire last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals11-10

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 56% · 1H BTTS 33%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home89%

New York City FC clean sheet at home22%

Chicago Fire score away88%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first56%

New York City FC win after scoring first60%

Chicago Fire score first50%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 0% · Chicago Fire 100%

Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 24.8' · Chicago Fire 29.0'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home2.44 vs 1.89

New York City FC concede at home1.56 vs 1.34

Chicago Fire score away1.75 vs 1.34

Chicago Fire concede away1.63 vs 1.89

New York City FC score 29% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 30% above league average.

Defensive side: New York City FC are 16% above league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 14% below 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: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	18
Home Wins	11
Draws	5
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (38.9%)
BTTS	9 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	8
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (44.4%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

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

2026-2027 Season

25 Jul 2026 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 3 - 1

2025-2026 Season

14 Sep 2025 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 1 - 3 25 May 2025 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 3 - 1

2024-2025 Season

24 Aug 2024 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 2 - 2 14 Jul 2024 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 0 - 0

2023-2024 Season

22 Oct 2023 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 1 - 0 05 Mar 2023 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

21 Aug 2022 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 0 - 2 22 May 2022 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 1 - 0

2021-2022 Season

27 Oct 2021 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 1 - 0 30 Sep 2021 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 2 - 0 05 Aug 2021 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 0 - 0

2020-2021 Season

08 Nov 2020 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 3 - 4 29 Aug 2020 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 3 - 1

2019-2020 Season

25 May 2019 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 1 - 1 24 Apr 2019 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

26 Sep 2018 New York City FC vs Chicago Fire 2 - 0 01 Jul 2018 Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 3 - 2