Match Report
29 points for New York City (7th), 37 for Chicago Fire (3rd): an 8-point gap. On recent form New York City sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: New York City 1.57 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Chicago Fire 1.86 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.6.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — New York City 3, draws 2, Chicago Fire 1, at 3 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Yankee Stadium, capacity 47,309, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, New York City led 3-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 3-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
New York City: Nicolás Fernández Mercau (10'), Agustín Ojeda (29'), Malachi Jones (41') · Chicago Fire: Joel Waterman (21')
Key stats
Possession: New York City 47% · Chicago Fire 53% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 1-2