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USA · Major League Soccer
Full time 3-1 HT 3-1
Date26 Jul 2026VenueYankee StadiumRoundRegular Season - 17Match pageFull

Match overview

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New York City FC face Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer in USA. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 26 July 2026 at 02:30 at Yankee Stadium.

Use the sections below to compare form, standings, previous meetings, lineups, events and match statistics.

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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire

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New York City FC or draw
League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Major League Soccer · Season 2026

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New York City FC logo Eastern ConferenceNew York City FC #5
Played18 Points26 GD+7 W-D-L7-5-6
D L W W D Position 5 of 15
Chicago Fire logo Eastern ConferenceChicago Fire #4
Played17 Points29 GD+9 W-D-L9-2-6
W W L L W Top spots

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 8 Aug 2026, 00:00.

Key match trends

3 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.

Head-to-head summary

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New York City FC wins

6

Draws

3

Chicago Fire wins

1

Average goals

2.1

Both scored

40%

Over 2.5 goals

30%

First-half goals

0.8

Meetings analysed

10

New York City FC logo

New York City FC

Rating 3.9/10

Played

6

Goals

9

Conceded

9

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

1

Points rate

3.9/10

Chicago Fire logo

Chicago Fire

Rating 8.3/10

Played

6

Goals

13

Conceded

7

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

1

Points rate

8.3/10

Match predictions

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire

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Goalscorer Prediction

Robert Lewandowski

Double chance : New York City FC or draw

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Recent form comparison

New York City FC form rating: 3.9/10. Chicago Fire form rating: 8.3/10.

H

Previous meetings

10 meetings with an average of 2.1 goals.

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Team selections

Lineup information is available for at least one club. Confirm the final starting elevens close to kickoff.

M

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Form, standings, H2H, lineups, events and statistics are shown whenever they are available for this fixture.

Match trends

Recent patterns around this fixture

  • 3 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.
Match note: Team news, injuries, venue changes and confirmed lineups can change the outlook before kickoff. Check official club or competition channels for late updates.
New York City FC3-1Chicago Fire
47%Ball Possession53%
Comparison
10Total Shots9
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3Shots on Goal5
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4Shots off Goal2
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3Blocked Shots2
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6Shots inside box6
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4Shots outside box3
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1Corner Kicks2
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5Offsides0
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8Fouls16
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1Yellow Cards3
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4Goalkeeper Saves0
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416Total passes464
Comparison
337Passes accurate376
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81%Passes %81%
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1.31Expected goals1.36
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-1.37goals_prevented-1.37
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Ratings

Top performers

Agustin OjedaAgustin Ojeda92 minutes8.5
Nicolás FernándezNicolás Fernández94 minutes8.5
Andrés PereaAndrés Perea94 minutes7.7
Joel WatermanJoel Waterman94 minutes7.5
Philip ZinckernagelPhilip Zinckernagel94 minutes7.5
Malachi JonesMalachi Jones69 minutes7.3
Tayvon GrayTayvon Gray94 minutes7.0
Thiago MartinsThiago Martins94 minutes7.0
CoachPascal Jansen Formation4-1-4-1
Matthew Freese49 Matthew Freese
Nico Cavallo2 Nico Cavallo
James Sands6 James Sands
Thiago Martins13 Thiago Martins
Tayvon Gray24 Tayvon Gray
Jonathan Shore32 Jonathan Shore
Malachi Jones88 Malachi Jones
Andrés Perea8 Andrés Perea
Nicolás Fernández7 Nicolás Fernández
Agustin Ojeda26 Agustin Ojeda
Talles Magno11 Talles Magno
Matthew FreeseG · #49
Tayvon GrayD · #24
Thiago MartinsD · #13
James SandsD · #6
Nico CavalloD · #2
Jonathan ShoreM · #32
Agustin OjedaM · #26
Nicolás FernándezM · #7
Andrés PereaM · #8
Malachi JonesM · #88
Talles MagnoF · #11
Squad depth

Substitutes

Tomás Romero#30 · G
Max Murray#23 · D
Mitja Ilenič#35 · D
Bénie Traoré#9 · F
Arnau Farnos#87 · F
Máximo Carrizo#29 · M
Hannes Wolf#17 · F
Kevin Pierre#15 · M
Seymour Garfield-Reid#99 · F
CoachMario Barcena Formation4-3-3
Chris Brady1 Chris Brady
Viktor Radojević14 Viktor Radojević
Jack Elliott3 Jack Elliott
Joel Waterman16 Joel Waterman
Leonardo Barroso2 Leonardo Barroso
Robin Lod17 Robin Lod
Dje Tah D'Avilla42 Dje Tah D'Avilla
Anton Salétros6 Anton Salétros
Jonathan Bamba19 Jonathan Bamba
Maren Haile-Selassie7 Maren Haile-Selassie
Philip Zinckernagel11 Philip Zinckernagel
Chris BradyG · #1
Leonardo BarrosoD · #2
Joel WatermanD · #16
Jack ElliottD · #3
Viktor RadojevićD · #14
Anton SalétrosM · #6
Dje Tah D'AvillaM · #42
Robin LodM · #17
Philip ZinckernagelF · #11
Maren Haile-SelassieF · #7
Jonathan BambaF · #19
Squad depth

Substitutes

Josh Cohen#44 · G
Jonathan Dean#24 · D
Andrew Gutman#15 · D
Samuel Rogers#5 · D
Sergio Oregel#35 · M
Mauricio Pineda#22 · D
Puso Dithejane#12 · F
Jason Shokalook#20 · F
Robert Lewandowski#9 · F
New York City FCMatch eventsChicago Fire
  1. GOALN. Mercau
    11'
  2. GOALJ. Waterman
    21'
  3. GOALA. OjedaA. Perea
    29'
  4. GOALM. JonesA. Ojeda
    41'
  5. HT · 3-1
  6. SUBSTITUTIONL. BarrosoJ. Dean
    46'
  7. SUBSTITUTIONM. Haile-SelassieR. Lewandowski
    46'
  8. YELLOW CARDD. D'Avilla
    51'🟨
  9. YELLOW CARDN. Mercau
    62'🟨
  10. SUBSTITUTIOND. D'AvillaM. Pineda
    63'
  11. SUBSTITUTIONM. JonesB. Traore
    69'
  12. SUBSTITUTIONV. RadojevicA. Gutman
    71'
  13. SUBSTITUTIONR. LodP. Dithejane
    71'
  14. YELLOW CARDJ. Waterman
    77'🟨
  15. YELLOW CARDP. Dithejane
    80'🟨
  16. SUBSTITUTIONJ. ShoreA. Farnos
    85'
  17. SUBSTITUTIONTalles MagnoH. Wolf
    85'
  18. SUBSTITUTIONA. OjedaM. Ilenic
    90+2'
  19. FT · 3-1
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30 Sep 2021Chicago Fire v New York City FC2–0
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