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Major League Soccer
May 25, 2025 at 8pm UK
Yankee Stadium
Chicago Fire

NY City
vs.
Chicago Fire

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NY City 2-0 NY Red Bulls
Saturday, May 17 at 9.30pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Charlotte FC 1-4 Chicago Fire
Sunday, May 18 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We say: New York City FC 1-2 Chicago Fire

Berhalter has Chicago firing on all cylinders, believing they can beat anyone, and their depth could power them to another victory on Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a New York City FC win with a probability of 52.49%. A win for Chicago Fire has a probability of 25.63% and a draw has a probability of 21.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (7.35%) and 2-0 (7.23%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win is 1-2 (6.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.7%).

Result
New York City FCDrawChicago Fire
52.49% (0.016000000000005 0.02) 21.88% (0.0090000000000003 0.01) 25.63% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 63.04% (-0.059999999999995 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.79% (-0.067 -0.07)36.21% (0.069000000000003 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.68% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)58.32% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
New York City FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.01% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)13.99% (0.019 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.49% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)41.51% (0.037999999999997 0.04)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.3% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)26.71% (0.055999999999997 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.04% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)61.96% (0.073 0.07)
Score Analysis
    New York City FC 52.49%
    Chicago Fire 25.63%
    Draw 21.88%
New York City FCDrawChicago Fire
2-1 @ 9.54% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
1-0 @ 7.35% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 7.23% (0.015 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.25% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-0 @ 4.74% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-2 @ 4.13% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.08% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-0 @ 2.33% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-2 @ 2.03% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.21% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-0 @ 0.92%
Other @ 3.69%
Total : 52.49%
1-1 @ 9.7% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.3% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.74% (0.013 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.82% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 21.88%
1-2 @ 6.41% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
0-1 @ 4.93% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.26% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 2.82% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.77% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.43% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 0.93% (-0.003 -0)
2-4 @ 0.92% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 25.63%

Who will win Sunday's MLS Playoffs clash between NY City and Chicago Fire?

New York City FC
Draw
Chicago Fire
New York City FC
0.0%
Draw
0.0%
Chicago Fire
100%
4
Head to Head
Aug 25, 2024 12.30am
NY City
2-2
Chicago Fire
Martinez (15', 22')
Gray (50'), Freese (90+3'), Parks (90')
Cuypers (78'), Gutierrez (90+4' pen.)
Gimenez (65'), Navarro (90')
Jul 14, 2024 1.30am
Chicago Fire
0-0
NY City
Omsberg (25'), Acosta (45'), Koutsias (80'), Pineda (84')
Haak (21'), Sands (60')
Oct 21, 2023 11pm
Mar 5, 2023 1.30am
Aug 21, 2022 11pm
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia1382324121226
2Columbus Crew137512113826
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati138231815326
4Orlando City135622415921
5Nashville SCNashville136342215721
6Inter MiamiInter Miami126332118321
7New York City FCNY City136251514120
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC136162018219
9Chicago Fire135442424019
10New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls135351915418
11New England RevolutionNew England125341210218
12Toronto133461617-113
13DC United133461325-1213
14Atlanta UnitedAtlanta132471323-1010
15CF MontrealMontreal13139722-156

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver1384124101428
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd1374222111125
3Portland TimbersPortland136432320322
4Seattle SoundersSeattle135532115620
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles135442120119
6Colorado RapidsColorado135441618-219
7San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes135262620617
8Austin FCAustin13526815-717
9Dallas134451522-716
10Houston DynamoHouston133461319-613
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake134181319-613
12St Louis City13247917-810
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas122281622-68
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy120481029-194
15San Diego FC00000000


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