Chicago Fire vs New York City FC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 19′New York City FC, goal:0–1assist
- 20′Chicago Fire, yellow card:
- 43′Chicago Fire, second yellow card:
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 46′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 55′Chicago Fire, goal:1–1assist
- 60′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 60′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 64′Chicago Fire, yellow card:
- 71′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 71′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 71′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 75′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 76′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 82′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 87′Chicago Fire, goal:2–1
- 90+4′Chicago Fire, yellow card:
- 90+5′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 1
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Ten-man Chicago Fire beat New York City FC 2-1 with late Haile-Selassie winner
Chicago Fire came from behind and played with ten men for nearly an hour to beat New York City FC 2-1 in Major League Soccer at Soldier Field on Matchday 28. Maren Haile-Selassie scored the decisive goal three minutes before the end of normal time, completing a turnaround that lifted the hosts from seventh to third in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
New York City FC took the lead in the 19th minute, when Hannes Wolf scored from an Axel Ojeda assist. Chicago's afternoon then became harder in the 43rd minute, when Tah D'Avilla was sent off, and the visitors took their 1-0 advantage into the interval.
The hosts levelled in the 55th minute, Anton Salétros finishing a chance created by Haile-Selassie. From the red card onwards Chicago scored twice and conceded none. Haile-Selassie struck again in the 87th minute to make it 2-1, and the visitors, who stayed on 33 points in 18th place, could not respond.
Chicago Fire finished the day on 48 points, 15 clear of New York City FC, who had begun it 12 points behind the hosts.
Maren Haile-Selassie provided the assist for Salétros's equaliser and then scored the winner in the 87th minute, earning the match's highest rating of 8.05.
New York City FC had six shots on target to Chicago Fire's four, yet the ten-man hosts still took the three points.
Chicago Fire beat New York City FC 2–1 (half-time 0–1).
Chicago Fire met New York City FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 28). Kick-off was Saturday, 10 October 2026, 18:30 UTC at Soldier Field. Referee: Brandon Stevis. Attendance: 31,893.
Team pages: Chicago Fire · New York City FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 19' Goal: Hannes Wolf (assist: Agustín Ojeda) — 0–1
- 55' Goal: Anton Salétros (assist: Maren Haile-Selassie) — 1–1
- 87' Goal: Maren Haile-Selassie — 2–1
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Chicago Fire (4-4-2)
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Chicago Fire 55%, the draw 26%, New York City FC 19%. It finished Chicago Fire 2–1 New York City FC.
Home ground swings it Chicago Fire's way — Chicago Fire are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives Chicago Fire a clear lead. The draw at 26% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Chicago Fire at 55%?
Chicago Fire sit 59 points higher on our strength rating — 1548 to 1490. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.2% of 10,378 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,207 games vs 44.6% across all 101,016 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 55%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 55% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and New York City FC at 19%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.8%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,118.
What did we measure but not count?
New York City FC won 4 of the last 6 meetings with Chicago Fire. The record is 4 wins for New York City FC, 2 draws and 0 wins for Chicago Fire. These were 6 Major League Soccer games played between 22 October 2023 and 25 July 2026. Latest meeting: 25 July 2026 — New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire. In 5,637 historical matches between similarly rated teams, visiting sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 28.1%. Chicago Fire on 3 days' rest, New York City FC on 13. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 42,036 measured games no rest advantage repeated.
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