Major League Soccer · Matchweek 17 · Jul 26

New York City FC - Chicago Fire

New York City FC beat Chicago Fire 3-1 in Major League Soccer (Matchweek 17). Goals: N. Mercau 10'; A. Ojeda 29'; J. Waterman 21'.

🏟 Yankee Stadium Bronx 👤 Referee: Ricardo Montero, Costa Rica
Key events
10' ⚽ N. Mercau(1 - 0) New York Cit
21' ⚽ J. Waterman(1 - 1) Chicago Fire
29' ⚽ A. Ojeda(2 - 1) · Assist: A. Perea New York Cit
41' ⚽ M. Jones(3 - 1) · Assist: A. Ojeda New York Cit
51' 🟨 D. D'AvillaYellow card Chicago Fire
62' 🟨 N. MercauYellow card New York Cit
77' 🟨 J. WatermanYellow card Chicago Fire
80' 🟨 P. DithejaneYellow card Chicago Fire
Quick stats
%47 Possession %53
1.00 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
1.62 Pre-match xG 1.37
10 Total shots 9
3 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 3
4 Saves 0
Match timeline
First half
N. Mercau(1 - 0)⚽
10'
21'
⚽J. Waterman(1 - 1)
A. Ojeda(2 - 1) · Assist: A. Perea⚽
29'
M. Jones(3 - 1) · Assist: A. Ojeda⚽
41'
HT 3 - 1
46'
🔁M. Haile-Selassie ↔ R. LewandowskiSubstitution
46'
🔁L. Barroso ↔ J. DeanSubstitution
51'
🟨D. D'AvillaYellow card
N. MercauYellow card🟨
62'
63'
🔁D. D'Avilla ↔ M. PinedaSubstitution
M. Jones ↔ B. TraoreSubstitution🔁
69'
71'
🔁V. Radojevic ↔ A. GutmanSubstitution
71'
🔁R. Lod ↔ P. DithejaneSubstitution
77'
🟨J. WatermanYellow card
80'
🟨P. DithejaneYellow card
Talles Magno ↔ H. WolfSubstitution🔁
85'
J. Shore ↔ A. FarnosSubstitution🔁
85'
A. Ojeda ↔ M. IlenicSubstitution🔁
90+2'
FT 3 - 1
Match statsNew York City FC · Chicago Fire
Key stats
%47 Possession %53
1.00 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
1.62 Pre-match xG 1.37
Shots
10 Total shots 9
3 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 3
4 Saves 0
Attacking
88 Attacks 119
20 Dangerous attacks 55
Passing
416 Total passes 464
337 Accurate passes 376
%81 Pass accuracy %81
Set pieces & discipline
1 Corners 2
5 Offsides 0
8 Fouls 16
16 Free kicks 8
30 Throw-ins 22
6 Goal kicks 9
Cards
1 Yellow cards 3
0 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 3
By half
3 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 0
0 1st-half corners 1
1 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
LineupsNew York City FC 4-1-4-1Chicago Fire 4-3-3
HEAD TO HEAD14 meetings · 2020–2026
New York City FC 8
Aug 30who was on topOct 10
Chicago Fire 2
8 New York City FC 4 draw 2 Chicago Fire
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.5goals / match
22–13total goals
6/3clean sheets
3-1New York City FC best win · Sep 14
2-0Chicago Fire best win · Sep 30
%64 Over 1.5 9/14
%43 Over 2.5 6/14
%36 Over 3.5 5/14
%50 BTTS 7/14
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
New York City FC at home6 matches
5W 1D 0L 11:4
Chicago Fire at home8 matches
2W 3D 3L 9:11
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
New York City FC3W 1D 1L Chicago Fire1W 3D 1L
2.00 1.20 Points per game
6 9 Goals scored
6 10 Goals conceded
1.24 1.90 xG average
1.54 1.14 xGA average
%60 %0 Clean sheets
%40 %80 BTTS
%40 %100 Over 2.5
3.8 5.8 Corners
3.2 2.4 Cards
New York City FC5W 1D 4L Chicago Fire5W 3D 2L
1.60 1.80 Points per game
12 23 Goals scored
15 18 Goals conceded
1.29 1.82 xG average
1.42 1.40 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %70 BTTS
%50 %90 Over 2.5
4.5 5.3 Corners
2.8 1.9 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
10New York City FCin the table33pts
28matches 8-9-11W-D-L 42:38goals +4diff
LDLWL
3Chicago Firein the table48pts
28matches 14-6-8W-D-L 51:40goals +11diff
WWWLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Oct 10 Chicago Fire 2-1 New York City FC Major League Soccer
Sep 14 Chicago Fire 1-3 New York City FC Major League Soccer
May 25 New York City FC 3-1 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer
Aug 25 New York City FC 2-2 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer
Jul 14 Chicago Fire 0-0 New York City FC Major League Soccer
Oct 23 New York City FC 1-0 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer
Mar 5 Chicago Fire 1-1 New York City FC Major League Soccer
Aug 22 Chicago Fire 0-2 New York City FC Major League Soccer
xG difference & finishing
New York City FC3 gol · 1.00 xG +2.00
Chicago Fire1 gol · 1.33 xG -0.33
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Chicago Fire dominated the ball53% possession
Chicago Fire committed more fouls16 - 8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 3.01.2 +1.8
Shots 10.010.9 -0.9
On target 3.03.8 -0.8
Possession %47%51 -3.8
Corners 1.04.2 -3.2
Cards 1.00.6 +0.4
Conceded 1.01.3 -0.3
this matchseason average · 12 matches
Goals 1.01.8 -0.8
Shots 9.013.2 -4.2
On target 5.04.8 +0.2
Possession %53%49 +3.6
Corners 2.03.8 -1.8
Cards 3.02.2 +0.8
Conceded 3.01.7 +1.3
this matchseason average · 12 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Agustin Ojeda 8.50
Starting XI
26 Agustin Ojeda M · 92' 8.50
Goals1Assist1On target1/1Key pass2Tackles1Duels won2/9Fouls1Passes14 · %11
7 Nicolás Fernández M · 94' 8.50
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won7/12Fouls won4Fouls1Passes43 · %36
8 Andrés Perea M · 94' 7.70
Assist1Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won7/9Fouls won4Fouls1Passes48 · %38
88 Malachi Jones M · 69' 7.30
Goals1On target1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/8Fouls1Offside3Passes11 · %8
2 Nico Cavallo D · 94' 7.00
Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won6/9Passes46 · %35
32 Jonathan Shore M · 85' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles4Duels won6/11Fouls1Passes37 · %30
13 Thiago Martins D · 94' · K 7.00
Key pass1Blocks1Passes54 · %50
24 Tayvon Gray D · 94' 7.00
Dribbles1/2Tackles4Interceptions2Duels won6/11Fouls won1Fouls2Passes43 · %38
11 Talles Magno F · 85' 6.90
Dribbles1/2Duels won6/11Fouls won4Offside1Passes27 · %16
49 Matthew Freese G · 94' 6.90
Saves4Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes18 · %12
6 James Sands D · 94' 6.70
Tackles4Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won6/9Fouls won1Passes61 · %50
Substitutes
17 Hannes Wolf F · 9' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes5 · %5
87 Arnau Farnos F · 9' 6.70
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes4 · %3
9 Bénie Traoré F · 25' 6.20
Fouls1Offside1Passes3 · %3
35 Mitja Ilenič D · 2'
Passes2 · %2
Unused: Seymour Garfield-ReidKevin PierreMáximo CarrizoMax MurrayTomás Romero
Starting XI
11 Philip Zinckernagel M · 94' 7.50
Key pass2Dribbles1/6Tackles4Duels won7/20Fouls won1Fouls4Passes34 · %27
16 Joel Waterman D · 94' 7.50
Goals1On target1/1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls3Passes74 · %64
6 Anton Salétros M · 94' 6.90
On target1/2Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/5Passes54 · %45
7 Maren Haile-Selassie F · 45' 6.50
Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes10 · %7
3 Jack Elliott D · 94' · K 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/3Passes63 · %51
19 Jonathan Bamba M · 94' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/4Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won6/15Fouls won2Passes35 · %28
42 Dje Tah D'Avilla M · 63' 6.20
Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won2/6Fouls3Passes39 · %30
17 Robin Lod F · 71' 6.20
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Passes19 · %11
14 Viktor Radojević D · 71' 6.00
Tackles2Duels won4/8Fouls1Passes21 · %18
2 Leonardo Barroso D · 45' 5.90
Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls2Passes22 · %20
1 Chris Brady G · 94' 5.20
Passes26 · %18
Substitutes
24 Jonathan Dean D · 49' 7.00
Key pass1Blocks1Passes17 · %15
22 Mauricio Pineda D · 31' 6.70
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes29 · %25
15 Andrew Gutman D · 23' 6.50
Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes9 · %7
9 Robert Lewandowski F · 49' 6.20
On target1/2Dribbles2/5Duels won4/9Fouls won1Passes10 · %9
12 Puso Dithejane F · 23' 6.20
On target1/1Key pass1Fouls1Passes2 · %1
Unused: Samuel RogersJosh CohenJason ShokalookSergio Oregel
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%57) ✗
New York City FC %23 Draw %20 Chicago Fire %57
0.89New York City FC xPuan
1.91Chicago Fire xPuan
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