Major League Soccer · Matchday 21
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:30:00 UTCSports Illustrated StadiumMatchday 21
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
New York Red Bulls 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 events
- 17'Leonardo Barroso
- 38'Maren Haile-Selassie (assist Viktor Radojević)
- 46'Mijahir Jiménez → Jorge Ruvalcaba
- 46'Cade Cowell → Mohammed Sofo
- 46'Matthew Dos Santos → Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
- 56'Dylan Nealis → Omar Valencia
- 57'Emil Forsberg → Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
- 64'Joel Waterman
- 65'Sam Williams ← Anton Jönsson Salétros
- 65'Philip Zinckernagel ← Robert Lewandowski
- 66'Mohammed Sofo
- 77'Viktor Radojević ← Jonathan Dean
- 85'Julian Hall → Cameron Harper
- 85'Cameron Harper (assist Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting)
- 86'Mauricio Pineda ← Tah D'Avilla Dje
- 87'Robin Lod ← Jack Elliott
- 87'Jonathan Bamba ← Puso Dithejane
New York Red Bulls · Chicago Fire
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
196.5Bamba
166.2Waterman
116.5Zinckernagel
176.5Lod
16.5Brady
226.5Pineda
77.5Haile-Selassie
56.5Rogers
147.3Radojević
26.2Barroso
476.5Williams
106.5Forsberg
346.5Horvath
126.5Nealis
76.5Cowell
26.5Che
486.5Donkor
166.5Hall
156.5Mehmeti
146.5Bazán
566.5Santos
916.5Jiménez
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
New York Red Bulls
- 19Jonathan Bamba6.5
- 16Joel Waterman6.2
- 11Philip Zinckernagel6.5
- 17Robin Lod6.5
- 1Chris Brady6.5
- 22Mauricio Pineda6.5
- 7Maren Haile-Selassie7.5
- 5Samual Rogers6.5
- 14Viktor Radojević7.3
- 2Leonardo Barroso6.2
- 47Sam Williams6.5
Chicago Fire
- 10Emil Forsberg6.5
- 34Ethan Horvath6.5
- 12Dylan Nealis6.5
- 7Cade Cowell6.5
- 2Justin Che6.5
- 48Ronald Donkor6.5
- 16Julian Hall6.5
- 15Adri Mehmeti6.5
- 14Julián Bazán6.5
- 56Matthew Dos Santos6.5
- 91Mijahir Jiménez6.5
New York Red BullsTale of the tapeChicago Fire
5-3-2Formation4-4-2
25 ptsTable29 pts
-11Goal difference+9
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
New York Red Bulls 2W1D1W Chicago Fire
Goals 6–4
- 2026-08-22New York Red Bulls1–1Chicago Fire
- 2026-05-09Chicago Fire1–3New York Red Bulls
- 2025-07-27Chicago Fire1–0New York Red Bulls
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Red Bulls | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 25 |
| Chicago Fire | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | +9 | 29 |