New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire
New York City FC
3–1HT 3–1
Chicago Fire
New York City FC played Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer on 25 July 2026 at Yankee Stadium. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 10'N. Mercau
- 21'J. Waterman
- 29'A. Ojeda (assist by A. Perea)
- 41'M. Jones (assist by A. Ojeda)
- 51'Dje Tah D'Avilla — Yellow card
- 62'Nicolás Fernández — Yellow card
- 77'Joel Waterman — Yellow card
- 80'Puso Dithejane — Yellow card
Line-ups
New York City FC 4-1-4-1
- M. Freese
- T. Gray
- Thiago Martins
- J. Sands
- N. Cavallo
- J. Shore
- A. Ojeda
- N. Mercau
- A. Perea
- M. Jones
- Talles Magno
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Romero
- H. Wolf
- B. Traore
- M. Carrizo
- M. Murray
- M. Ilenic
- S. Reid
- A. Farnos
- K. Pierre
- COACHES: Pascal Jansen
Chicago Fire 4-4-2
- C. Brady
- L. Barroso
- J. Waterman
- J. Elliott
- V. Radojevic
- P. Zinckernagel
- A. Saletros
- D. D'Avilla
- J. Bamba
- R. Lod
- M. Haile-Selassie
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Cohen
- R. Lewandowski
- S. Rogers
- M. Pineda
- J. Shokalook
- A. Gutman
- J. Dean
- P. Dithejane
- S. Oregel
- COACHES: Mario Barcena
Match statistics
| New York City FC | Chicago Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 10 | Total shots | 9 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Corners | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 431 | Total passes | 493 |
| 346 | Accurate passes | 401 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 1.39 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.36 |
| -1.37 | goals_prevented | -1.37 |