New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th July 2026
New York City FC had a good reading on Chicago Fire FC in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 3-1, respectively.
While New York City FC find themselves as number 8 table with 19 points after 15 matches, Chicago Fire FC fought their way to 26 points. This puts them up as number 3 in the Eastern conference.
New York City FC welcome their visitors from Chicago Fire FC with the aim of closing the gap in the Major League Soccer standings. A successful outcome could be crucial for their future endeavours this season.
New York City FC go into their next Major League Soccer match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Chicago Fire FC show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.
New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC Prediction
New York City FC Form
In their last three matches, New York City FC beat Charlotte FC 0-1, drew 1-1 with Red Bull New York, before losing 2-1 against Nashville SC. New York City FC only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Yankee Stadium in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored 11 and conceded 12 goals.
Chicago Fire FC Form
Chicago Fire FC look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against DC United, who were defeated by 1-3. Then, CF Montreal got outclassed in a 0-2 win, before beating Toronto FC by 2-1. Chicago Fire FC won half their previous six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding seven.
This particular encounter between New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win this coming Sunday.
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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC Stats
- In 9 of the last 11 New York City FC home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 New York City FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 New York City FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 New York City FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 New York City FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Chicago Fire FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Chicago Fire FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Chicago Fire FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Chicago Fire FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chicago Fire FC have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC Team News
New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC H2H
New York City FC go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-1 and 3-1 the last two times they played Chicago Fire FC. New York City FC tend to have the upper hand against Chicago Fire FC, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 13/10.
New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC Results
Recent meetings between New York City FC and visiting side Chicago Fire FC might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 5/4 with the bookies.
New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC Betting Tips
Hannes Wolf has three strikes in six Major League Soccer matches for New York City FC, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Chicago Fire FC. The visitors are looking to Hugo Cuypers, who has provided his team with seven Major League Soccer goals.
New York City FC claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Chicago Fire FC won five of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost one of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for New York City FC on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Chicago Fire FC in their last 10 league games away from home.
Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC as under 2.5 goals happened three times. New York City FC scored an average of 1.4 goals a game, with Chicago Fire FC averaging 0.7 goals in this run. New York City FC saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chicago Fire FC, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.