Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis

New York Red Bulls

WWDWL

vsPre-match analysis

Chicago Fire

LWWWL

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: New York Red Bulls's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Chicago Fire's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

New York Red Bulls's recent record differs from the season

weak

New York Red Bulls's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.63 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.63 goals/match	1.63 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Chicago Fire have a visible away split

moderate

Chicago Fire's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.9 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season14.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11.9 shots/match	14.8 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Chicago Fire show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Chicago Fire's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.3 shots/match▲ShotsNew York Red Bulls · Chicago Fire14.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	New York Red Bulls	Chicago Fire	Baseline
Shots	13.3 shots/match	14.8 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	13.6 shots/match	12.1 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1New York Red Bulls

0Draws

0Chicago Fire

9 May 2026Chicago Fire — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer1–3

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

New York Red Bulls favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Chicago Fire in 9 · 4 too close

1.63 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/15▲1.93 goals/match

2.19 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/15▲1.27 goals/match

1.5 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 13/12▲2.01 xG/match

2.1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/12▲1.4 xG/match

13.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/15▲14.8 shots/match

13.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/15▲12.1 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/155.13 shots/match

5.88 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/15▲4.53 shots/match

52.9%Possessionseason · 16/1552.7%

6.06 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/154.53 corners/match

4.81 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 16/155.87 corners/match

1.8 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/42.25 cards/match

12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1513 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

6%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/15▲40%

81%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/15▲93%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

New York Red Bulls75

Chicago Fire70

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

New York Red Bulls59.4

Chicago Fire79.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

New York Red Bulls16.1

Chicago Fire62.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

New York Red Bulls41.7

Chicago Fire68.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

New York Red Bulls35.9

Chicago Fire55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 63%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

New York Red Bulls95

Chicago Fire35

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

New York Red Bulls69.6

Chicago Fire66.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match

1.65 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.6 xG/match

10.6 shots/matchShots5/5▲14.2 shots/match

4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲5.2 shots/match

42.4%Possession5/553%

4.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.8 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲2.2 goals/match

2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.4 goals/match

1.3 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.96 xG/match

10.7 shots/matchShots10/10▲16.6 shots/match

3.7 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲5.4 shots/match

48.7%Possession10/1052.1%

5 corners/matchCorners10/104.5 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

12.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 15 matches

1.63 goals/matchGoals scored16/15▲1.93 goals/match

2.19 goals/matchGoals allowed16/15▲1.27 goals/match

1.5 xG/matchExpected goals13/12▲2.01 xG/match

13.3 shots/matchShots16/15▲14.8 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target16/155.13 shots/match

52.9%Possession16/1552.7%

6.06 corners/matchCorners16/154.53 corners/match

1.8 cards/matchCards5/42.25 cards/match

12.3 fouls/matchFouls16/1513 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 7 matches

1.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/71.86 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲1.43 goals/match

1.77 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.92 xG/match

12.7 shots/match▲Shots7/711.9 shots/match

4.29 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲4.57 shots/match

52.7%Possession7/750.4%

6 corners/matchCorners7/73.71 corners/match

1.67 cards/matchCards3/2—

12.3 fouls/matchFouls7/713.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

31 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/131 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples16 / 15home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness31 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4