New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire

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🕒 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Sports Illustrated Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sergii Demianchuk 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 20 · Chicago Fire 11
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.40 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.40
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.80
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 10%
Draws 60%
Away wins 30%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 4-3-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 23
Avg: 1.50 / 1.92

Points

15
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4
Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 4-5-3

Goals For / Against

23 / 21
Avg: 1.92 / 1.75

Points

17
Avg: 1.42

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

1.25
PPG
1.42
1.50
GF
1.92
1.92
GA
1.75
50%
O2.5
75%
58%
BTTS
83%
50%
Score 1st
58%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank20th
Chicago Fire rank11th
New York Red Bulls points30
Chicago Fire points39
New York Red Bulls: #20 · 30 pts · GD -15
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Chicago Fire: #11 · 39 pts · GD +10
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L D L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals5-9
Record1-1-3
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 D D W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals10-11
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

New York Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS83%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.592%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

New York Red Bulls score at home67%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home8%
Chicago Fire score away92%
Chicago Fire clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first50%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first67%
Chicago Fire score first58%
Chicago Fire win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 17% · Chicago Fire 50%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 25.7' · Chicago Fire 24.4'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home1.50 vs 1.83
New York Red Bulls concede at home1.92 vs 1.37
Chicago Fire score away1.92 vs 1.37
Chicago Fire concede away1.75 vs 1.83
New York Red Bulls score 18% below league average, while Chicago Fire score 40% above league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 40% above league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

New York Red Bulls goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
6
Away
6
17'
17' Leonardo Barroso
38'
38' Goal · 0-1
M. Haile-Selassie
Normal Goal · Assist: V. Radojević
46'
46' M. Jimenez
1st substitution · For: J. Ruvalcaba
46'
46' C. Cowell
2nd substitution · For: M. Sofo
46'
46' M. Dos Santos
3rd substitution · For: J. Marshall-Rutty
56'
56' D. Nealis
4th substitution · For: O. Valencia
57'
57' E. Forsberg
5th substitution · For: E. Choupo-Moting
64'
64' J. Waterman
65'
65' Samuel Williams
1st substitution · For: A. Salétros
65'
65' P. Zinckernagel
2nd substitution · For: R. Lewandowski
66'
66' M. Sofo
77'
77' V. Radojević
3rd substitution · For: J. Dean
85'
85' J. Hall
6th substitution · For: C. Harper
85'
85' Goal · 1-1
C. Harper
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Choupo-Moting
86'
86' M. Pineda
4th substitution · For: T. D'Avilla
87'
87' R. Lod
5th substitution · For: J. Elliott
87'
87' J. Bamba
6th substitution · For: P. Dithejane

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

New York Red Bulls drew 1-1 with Chicago Fire on Sunday, 23 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Sergii Demianchuk. It was played at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

First half: Leonardo Barroso received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 17'. Chicago Fire took the lead at 38' when M. Haile-Selassie scored, with the assist credited to V. Radojević, making the score 0-1.

Second half: New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Jimenez replacing J. Ruvalcaba. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Cowell replacing M. Sofo. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 46', with M. Dos Santos replacing J. Marshall-Rutty. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 56', with D. Nealis replacing O. Valencia. New York Red Bulls made their 5th substitution at 57', with E. Forsberg replacing E. Choupo-Moting. J. Waterman received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 64'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 65', with Samuel Williams replacing A. Salétros. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 65', with P. Zinckernagel replacing R. Lewandowski. M. Sofo received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 66'. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 77', with V. Radojević replacing J. Dean. New York Red Bulls made their 6th substitution at 85', with J. Hall replacing C. Harper. New York Red Bulls leveled the score at 85' when C. Harper scored, with the assist credited to E. Choupo-Moting, making the score 1-1. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 86', with M. Pineda replacing T. D'Avilla. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 87', with R. Lod replacing J. Elliott. Chicago Fire made their 6th substitution at 87', with J. Bamba replacing P. Dithejane.

New York Red Bulls used 6 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 6 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 1 yellow card, while Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals9 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (61.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

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