Chicago Fire faced New York City in the Major League Soccer of USA on September 14. New York City took the win with a commanding 1-3 result.
The match came alive on the 13th minute when Philip Zinckernagel found the net, putting Chicago Fire in front. This was followed by goals from Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau, Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista and Seymour Reid, setting the final scoreline at 1-3.
The stage is set for another captivating encounter as the upcoming encounter sees Chicago Fire and New York City square off once more, 4 months after the previous Major League Soccer meeting which New York City won 3-1. Chicago Fire, fresh from a Major League Soccer win against New England Revolution on September 7, step into this clash with optimism. Their recent victory has come with a cost though, as their backline remains a concern, having conceded goals in each of their last four matches.
New York City's current performances, on the other hand, leave more to be desired, as they prepare for this match after a loss to D.C. United in the Major League Soccer on August 30.
This Major League Soccer clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Chicago Fire and New York City in this campaign. Chicago Fire’s attacking options, carefully orchestrated by Gregg Berhalter, have been bolstered by Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers, the team’s top scorer, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Chicago Fire’s top scorer in Major League Soccer, Cuypers, has sixteen goals this season, while Zinckernagel has been their leading creator in the competition with nine assists. Supporting them are Jonathan Bamba, Brian Gutierrez and Maren Haile-Selassie, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Chicago Fire’s attack.
Meanwhile, Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista and Hannes Wolf have been pivotal for New York City’s attack, under Pascal Jansen’s guidance, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Batista has emerged as New York City’s leading scorer in Major League Soccer this season, netting fourteen goals, with Moralez leading their creative tally in the league with seven assists. Supporting them are Julian Fernandez, Mitja Ilenic and Agustin Ojeda, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to New York City’s attack.
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Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for Chicago Fire–New York City, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. For this match, AI analysis ahead of kickoff correctly anticipated New York City's win. According to pre-match data, the model suggested that New York City’s victory leads the probabilities with 36%, while a draw was at 29% and Chicago Fire’s victory was at 35%.
We are updating team formations and line-ups for Chicago Fire - New York City in real time.
Chicago Fire kicked off the game with Chris Brady, Andrew Gutman, Jack Elliott, Joel Waterman who got substituted by Tom Barlow on the 81st minute, Robert Jonathan Dean Jr, Dje D'Avilla, Brian Gutierrez, Andre Franco who got substituted by Sergio Oregel on the 56th minute, Jonathan Bamba who got substituted by Maren Haile-Selassie on the 67th minute, Hugo Cuypers and Philip Zinckernagel as starters, with , Jeff Gal, Mauricio Pineda, Sam Rogers, Omar Gonzalez, Kellyn Acosta, Sergio Oregel, Maren Haile-Selassie and Tom Barlow on the bench.
New York City's starting eleven were Matt Freese, Kevin O'Toole, Justin Haak, Thiago Martins Bueno, Raul Gustavo who got substituted by Strahinja Tanasijevic on the 90th minute, Tayvon Gray, Hannes Wolf, Aiden O'Neill who got substituted by Jonathan Shore on the 71st minute, Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau who got substituted by Agustin Ojeda on the 80th minute, Maxi Moralez and Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista who got substituted by Seymour Reid on the 90th minute, with Tomas Romero, Max Murray, Mitja Ilenic, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Maximo Carrizo, Julian Fernandez, Jonathan Shore, Agustin Ojeda and Seymour Reid on the bench.
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Referee showed the yellow card once throughout the game. Aiden O'Neill was the one to receive it.
The teams have met five times since August 2022. New York City have won twice, while the other three matches ended in a draw. The most recent match between them was on May 25, 2025, in the Major League Soccer of USA, where New York City secured a 3-1 victory. Chicago Fire have scored four goals across these five encounters, while New York City have scored eight. Overall, New York City hold a stronger head-to-head record against Chicago Fire in recent meetings.
Chicago Fire have played 32 matches in Major League Soccer, with fifteen wins, six draws, and eleven losses this season, scoring 64 goals at an average of 2.00 per match and conceding 56 at a rate of 1.75 per match. In Major League Soccer, New York City have played 32 matches, winning seventeen, drawing five and losing ten, scoring 49 goals at an average of 1.53 per match and conceding 41 at a rate of 1.28 per match.
Chicago Fire played their last match against New England Revolution, which ended in a win, while New York City's most recent outing ended in a loss against D.C. United. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Chicago Fire have claimed eleven victories, suffered seven defeats, and drawn two times, while New York City have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing eight and drawing three.
As always, USA Major League Soccer's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Chicago Fire sit 8th with 51 points from 32 matches, while New York City are 4th with 56 points from their 32 games.
We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Chicago Fire and New York City in real time. You can watch the goals by Philip Zinckernagel, Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau, Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista and Seymour Reid as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Chicago Fire - New York City are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.