New York City FC 3-1 Chicago Fire — MLS, 25 Jul 2026
New York City FC beat Chicago Fire 3-1 in the MLS on 25 July 2026 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Nicolás Fernández Mercau, Joel Waterman, Axel Ojeda, Malachi Jones got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, New York City FC have won 3 and Chicago Fire 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-010'
- 1-121'
- 2-129'assist: Andrés Perea
- 3-141'assist: Axel Ojeda
- Half-time3-1
- 46'
- 46'out: J. Dean
- 51'Foul
- 62'
- 63'
- 69'
- 71'
- 71'
- 77'Off the ball foul
- 80'Foul
- 85'
- 85'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
New York City FC
- 8.5Nicolás Fernández MercauM
- 8.2Axel OjedaM
- 7.7Andrés PereaM
- 7.7Matthew FreeseG
- 7.0Nico CavalloD
- 7.0Malachi JonesM
- 7.0Tayvon GrayD
- 6.9Thiago MartinsD
- 6.9Jonathan ShoreM
- 6.9Talles MagnoF
- 6.7Hannes WolfF
- 6.7Arnau FarnosF
- 6.6James SandsD
- 6.2Bénie TraoréF
Chicago Fire
- 7.5Philip ZinckernagelM
- 7.3Jonathan DeanD
- 7.2Joel WatermanD
- 6.9Anton SalétrosM
- 6.6Robert LewandowskiF
- 6.6Mauricio PinedaD
- 6.5Andrew GutmanD
- 6.5Maren Haile-SelassieF
- 6.3Jonathan BambaM
- 6.3Jack ElliottD
- 6.3Robin LodF
- 6.2Puso DithejaneF
- 6.0Viktor RadojevićD
- 6.0Tah D'AvillaM
- 5.9Leonardo BarrosoD
- 5.2Christopher BradyG
Line-ups
Chicago Fire4-4-2
New York City FC4-1-4-1
Substitutes
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 17Hannes Wolf85'F6.7
- 30Tomás RomeroG
- 9Bénie Traoré69'F6.2
- 35Mitja Ilenič90+2'D
- 29Máximo CarrizoM
- 99Seymour ReidF
- 23M. MurrayD
- 87A. Farnos85'F6.7
- 15K. PierreM
Chicago FireMario Barcena
Substitutes
- 9Robert Lewandowski46'F6.6
- 44Joshua CohenG
- 15Andrew Gutman71'D6.5
- 5Samual RogersD
- 22Mauricio Pineda63'D6.6
- 24J. Dean46'D7.3
- 35Sergio OregelM
- 12Puso Dithejane80'71'F6.2
- 20J. ShokalookF
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
1.39Expected goals (xG)1.36
10Total shots9
3Shots on target5
4Shots off target2
3Blocked shots2
1Corners2
5Offsides1
8Fouls16
1Yellow cards3
4Goalkeeper saves0
-1.37Goals prevented-1.37
431Total passes493
346Accurate passes401
80%Pass accuracy81%
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Axel Ojeda | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Andrés Perea | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Matthew Freese | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Nico Cavallo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Malachi Jones | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Tayvon Gray | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Thiago Martins | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Shore | 85 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Talles Magno | 85 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hannes Wolf | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Arnau Farnos | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| James Sands | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Bénie Traoré | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Chicago Fire
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Zinckernagel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jonathan Dean | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Joel Waterman | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Anton Salétros | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Mauricio Pineda | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Andrew Gutman | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Maren Haile-Selassie | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jonathan Bamba | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jack Elliott | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Robin Lod | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Puso Dithejane | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Viktor Radojević | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Tah D'Avilla | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Leonardo Barroso | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5.9 |
| Christopher Brady | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Recent Form
New York City FCWLDWW
- W22 Jul 26AColumbus Crew2-1
- L24 May 26ANashville SC1-2
- D16 May 26ANew York Red Bulls1-1
- W13 May 26ACharlotte1-0
- W10 May 26HColumbus Crew3-0
Chicago FireLWWWL
- L22 Jul 26AInter Miami2-3
- W24 May 26HToronto FC2-1
- W16 May 26ACF Montreal2-0
- W13 May 26ADC United3-1
- L09 May 26HNew York Red Bulls1-3
Head-to-head
- 14 Sept 25Chicago Fire1-3New York City FC
- 25 May 25New York City FC3-1Chicago Fire
- 24 Aug 24New York City FC2-2Chicago Fire
- 14 Jul 24Chicago Fire0-0New York City FC
- 22 Oct 23New York City FC1-0Chicago Fire
- 05 Mar 23Chicago Fire1-1New York City FC
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