New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC
Regular Season
Saturday, Jul 25, 2026 · 7:30 pm EDT
Match winner: New York City FC
Yankee Stadium
Match statistics
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| Statistic | New York City FC | Chicago Fire FC |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 8 | 16 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 5 | 1 |
| Corner Kicks | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Possession | 46.4 | 53.6 |
| SHOTS | 10 | 9 |
| ON GOAL | 3 | 5 |
| On Target % | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Penalty Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate Passes | 346 | 401 |
| Passes | 431 | 493 |
| Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Accurate Crosses | 2 | 4 |
| Crosses | 10 | 18 |
| Cross % | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Long Balls | 69 | 47 |
| Accurate Long Balls | 35 | 13 |
| Long Balls % | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | 2 |
| Effective Tackles | 14 | 13 |
| Tackles | 21 | 21 |
| Tackle % | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Interceptions | 8 | 12 |
| Effective Clearances | 29 | 11 |
| Clearances | 29 | 11 |
Key events
- —Kickoff
First Half begins.
- 10'Goal
Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 21'Goal
Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 25'Start Delay
Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 25'Start Delay
- 25'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25'End Delay
- 29'Goal
Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
- 41'Goal
Goal! New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
- 45'+6'Halftime
- 45'Substitution
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 45'Substitution
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
- 45'Start 2nd Half
Second Half begins New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 48'Start Delay
Delay in match because of an injury Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 48'Start Delay
Delay in match (New York City FC).
- 50'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51'Yellow Card
Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62'Yellow Card
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63'Substitution
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Djé D'Avilla.
- 69'Substitution
Substitution, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré replaces Malachi Jones.
- 71'Substitution
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Robin Lod.
- 71'Substitution
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Viktor Radojevic.
- 77'Yellow Card
Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 80'Yellow Card
Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84'Start Delay
Delay in match (Chicago Fire FC).
- 84'Start Delay
- 84'End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84'End Delay
- 85'Substitution
Substitution, New York City FC. Arnau Farnós replaces Jonathan Shore.
- 85'Substitution
Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Talles Magno.
- 90'+2'Substitution
Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Agustín Ojeda.
- 90'+6'End Regular Time
Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
Lineups
Players stay with their supplied roster club. Other listed players may be unused; App records source appearances, not the number of names listed. An own goal is credited in the event as supplied.
New York City FCFormation 4-1-4-1
Starting lineup
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49Matt Freese | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6James Sands | CD-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13Thiago Martins | CD-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32Jonathan Shore | DM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Nico Cavallo | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24Tayvon Gray | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Andrés Perea | CM-L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Nicolás Fernández | CM-R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88Malachi Jones | LM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26Agustin Ojeda | RM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Talles Magno | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other listed players
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Bénie Traoré | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87Arnau Farnós | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23Max Murray | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29Maxi Carrizo | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35Mitja Ilenic | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30Tomas Romero | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99Seymour Reid | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Kevin Pierre | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Hannes Wolf | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Fire FCFormation 4-4-2
Starting lineup
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chris Brady | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Jack Elliott | CD-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16Joel Waterman | CD-R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14Viktor Radojevic | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Leonardo Barroso | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42D'Avilla Dje Tah | CM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6Anton Saletros | CM-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19Jonathan Bamba | LM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Philip Zinckernagel | RM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Maren Haile-Selassie | CF-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17Robin Lod | CF-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other listed players
| Player | Pos | App | G | A | OG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Robert Lewandowski | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35Sergio Oregel | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44Josh Cohen | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Samual Rogers | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20Jason Shokalook | SUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Andrew Gutman | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Puso Dithejane | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24Jonathan Dean | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Mauricio Pineda | SUB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commentary
- —
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- —
First Half begins.
- 1'
Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 1'
Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'
Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3'
Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4'
Offside, New York City FC. Malachi Jones is caught offside.
- 5'
Foul by Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC).
- 5'
Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'
Attempt saved. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Leonardo Barroso.
- 8'
Offside, New York City FC. Malachi Jones is caught offside.
- 10'
Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 15'
Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
- 15'
James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'
Offside, New York City FC. Talles Magno is caught offside.
- 20'
Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20'
Foul by Malachi Jones (New York City FC).
- 21'
Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 25'
Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 25'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26'
Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 26'
Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'
Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
- 31'
Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
- 31'
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'
Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
- 35'
Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 35'
Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'
Attempt blocked. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Shore.
- 38'
Handball by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
- 39'
Attempt missed. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 41'
Goal! New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Malachi Jones (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
- 42'
Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.
- 43'
Foul by Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC).
- 43'
Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44'
Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3'
Attempt missed. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 45'+6'
First Half ends, New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 45'
Second Half begins New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 45'
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 45'
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
- 47'
Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47'
Foul by Jonathan Shore (New York City FC).
- 48'
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.
- 48'
Delay in match because of an injury Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 50'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51'
Offside, New York City FC. Malachi Jones is caught offside.
- 51'
Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
- 51'
Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51'
Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60'
Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'
Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 61'
Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bamba.
- 61'
Attempt blocked. James Sands (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda with a cross.
- 62'
Handball by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
- 62'
Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62'
Foul by Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC).
- 62'
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63'
Foul by Viktor Radojevic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 63'
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63'
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Djé D'Avilla.
- 66'
Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66'
Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
- 69'
Substitution, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré replaces Malachi Jones.
- 70'
Offside, New York City FC. Bénie Traoré is caught offside.
- 71'
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Robin Lod.
- 71'
Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Viktor Radojevic.
- 75'
Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Martins.
- 75'
Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
- 76'
Matt Freese (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'
Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 76'
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'
Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 77'
Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 80'
Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'
Foul by Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC).
- 80'
Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82'
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
- 82'
Attempt missed. Bénie Traoré (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández following a fast break.
- 83'
Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
- 83'
Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'
Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Puso Dithejane.
- 83'
Attempt saved. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC).
- 84'
Delay in match (Chicago Fire FC).
- 84'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84'
Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'
Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
- 85'
Substitution, New York City FC. Arnau Farnós replaces Jonathan Shore.
- 85'
Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Talles Magno.
- 87'
Foul by Bénie Traoré (New York City FC).
- 87'
Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'
Arnau Farnós (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'
Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 89'
Attempt saved. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a through ball.
- 90'+2'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2'
Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Agustín Ojeda.
- 90'+4'
Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
- 90'+5'
Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel is caught offside.
- 90'+6'
Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- —
Match ends, New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
Sources & data scope
Supplied match statistics, events and lineups. Missing components remain unavailable; preview season aggregates are excluded from match statistics.
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