New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Jair Antonio Maruffo 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 18 · Chicago Fire 14
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.29
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 47%
Draws 12%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (7-13).
  • Chicago Fire controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 23
Avg: 2.12 / 1.35

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
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

1.94
PPG
1.67
2.12
GF
2.50
1.35
GA
2.06
65%
O2.5
94%
59%
BTTS
82%
53%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank18th
Chicago Fire rank14th
New York Red Bulls points43
Chicago Fire points53
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.
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.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals5-5
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

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 Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 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 Red Bulls score at home88%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home35%
Chicago Fire score away94%
Chicago Fire clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first53%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first78%
Chicago Fire score first65%
Chicago Fire win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 57% · Chicago Fire 50%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 26.4' · Chicago Fire 15.6'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home2.12 vs 1.64
New York Red Bulls concede at home1.35 vs 1.36
Chicago Fire score away2.50 vs 1.36
Chicago Fire concede away2.06 vs 1.64
New York Red Bulls score 29% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 84% above league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 1% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 25% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

New York Red Bulls goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 8
61-75 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
31-45 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
16-30 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
46-60 1

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
6
6
Total Shots
7
13
Shots off Goal
1
6
Blocked Shots
0
1
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
1
6
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
6
16
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
409
524
Passes Accurate
324
445
Passes %
79%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
32'
32' Goal · 0-1
J. Bamba
Normal Goal
37'
37' S. Rogers
1st substitution · For: O. González
41'
41' Goal · 1-1
S. Ngoma
Normal Goal
45'
45' Goal · 2-1
E. Choupo-Moting
Penalty
62'
62' R. Kouamé
2nd substitution · For: M. Pineda
62'
62' K. Acosta
3rd substitution · For: T. Barlow
62'
62' J. Reynolds
4th substitution · For: O. Glasgow
69'
69' M. Sofo
1st substitution · For: W. Carmona
69'
69' S. Ngoma
2nd substitution · For: D. Gjengaar
76'
76' F. Carballo
3rd substitution · For: P. Stroud
84'
84' A. Gutman
5th substitution · For: M. Haile-Selassie
87'
87' E. Forsberg
4th substitution · For: S. Nealis
87'
87' E. Choupo-Moting
5th substitution · For: W. Bogacz

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York Red Bulls beat Chicago Fire 2-1 on Sunday, 06 April 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Jair Antonio Maruffo.

First half: Chicago Fire took the lead at 32' when J. Bamba scored, making the score 0-1. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 37', with S. Rogers replacing O. González. New York Red Bulls leveled the score at 41' when S. Ngoma scored, making the score 1-1. New York Red Bulls took the lead at 45' when E. Choupo-Moting scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 62', with R. Kouamé replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 62', with K. Acosta replacing T. Barlow. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 62', with J. Reynolds replacing O. Glasgow. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Sofo replacing W. Carmona. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. Ngoma replacing D. Gjengaar. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 76', with F. Carballo replacing P. Stroud. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 84', with A. Gutman replacing M. Haile-Selassie. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 87', with E. Forsberg replacing S. Nealis. New York Red Bulls made their 5th substitution at 87', with E. Choupo-Moting replacing W. Bogacz.

New York Red Bulls used 5 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (7-13).
  • Chicago Fire controlled possession (56%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins6
Draws4
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals9 (52.9%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)

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