Match Report
9 points and 5 places separated them: New York RB 10th with 30, Chicago Fire 5th with 39. New York RB's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: New York RB 1.32 scored and 1.92 conceded per game, Chicago Fire 1.88 and 1.46, with the league averaging 1.6.
Chicago Fire entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, New York RB had taken 3 of 15 points to Chicago Fire's 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 New York RB wins, 3 for Chicago Fire, 2 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
Sports Illustrated Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. Chicago Fire led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
New York RB: Cameron Harper (85') · Chicago Fire: Maren Haile-Selassie (38')
Key stats
Possession: New York RB 48% · Chicago Fire 52% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 3-2