Major League Soccer · Matchday 17

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:30:00 UTCYankee StadiumMatchday 17

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

New York City FC 39%Draw 34%Chicago Fire 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

New York City FCChicago Fire
46Possession54
1.39Expected goals (xG)1.36
10Shots9
3Shots on target5
4Shots off target2
3Blocked shots2
6Shots inside box6
4Shots outside box3
1Corners2
5Offsides1
8Fouls16
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Saves0
431Passes493
346Accurate passes401
80Pass accuracy81

Match events

  • 10'Nicolás Fernández
  • 21'Joel Waterman
  • 29'Axel Ojeda (assist Andrés Perea)
  • 41'Malachi Jones (assist Axel Ojeda)
  • 46'Maren Haile-Selassie Robert Lewandowski
  • 46'Leonardo Barroso Jonathan Dean
  • 51'Tah D'Avilla Dje
  • 62'Nicolás Fernández
  • 63'Tah D'Avilla Dje Mauricio Pineda
  • 69'Malachi Jones Bénie Traoré
  • 71'Viktor Radojević Andrew Gutman
  • 71'Robin Lod Puso Dithejane
  • 77'Joel Waterman
  • 80'Puso Dithejane
  • 85'Talles Magno Hannes Wolf
  • 85'Jonathan Shore
  • 90'Axel Ojeda Mitja Ilenič

New York City FC · Chicago Fire

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

New York City FC5-2-3
136.8Martins
66.8Sands
246.8Gray
116.885'Magno
77.5Fernández
496.8Freese
87.5Perea
887.869'Jones
268.690'Ojeda
326.885'Shore
26.8Cavallo
Chicago Fire4-4-2
196.3Bamba
36.3Elliott
167.0Waterman
116.3Zinckernagel
176.371'Lod
15.9Brady
76.346'Haile-Selassie
66.3Salétros
146.371'Radojević
426.063'Dje
26.346'Barroso

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

New York City FC

  • 13Thiago Martins6.8
  • 6James Sands6.8
  • 24Tayvon Gray6.8
  • 11Talles Magno6.8
  • 7Nicolás Fernández7.5
  • 49Matt Freese6.8
  • 8Andrés Perea7.5
  • 88Malachi Jones7.8
  • 26Axel Ojeda8.6
  • 32Jonathan Shore6.8
  • 2Nico Cavallo6.8

Chicago Fire

  • 19Jonathan Bamba6.3
  • 3Jack Elliott6.3
  • 16Joel Waterman7.0
  • 11Philip Zinckernagel6.3
  • 17Robin Lod6.3
  • 1Chris Brady5.9
  • 7Maren Haile-Selassie6.3
  • 6Anton Jönsson Salétros6.3
  • 14Viktor Radojević6.3
  • 42Tah D'Avilla Dje6.0
  • 2Leonardo Barroso6.3
New York City FCTale of the tapeChicago Fire
5-2-3Formation4-4-2
26 ptsTable29 pts
+7Goal difference+9
3Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

New York City FC 3W0D0W Chicago Fire

Goals 93

  • 2026-07-25New York City FC31Chicago Fire
  • 2025-09-14Chicago Fire13New York City FC
  • 2025-05-25New York City FC31Chicago Fire

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
New York City FC18756+726
Chicago Fire17926+929
New York City FC v Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer | Factlen