Pregame prediction state, community vote lean, matchup drivers, and trend context.
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The predictions tab for New York City FC vs Chicago Fire covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 19 on 26 Jul 2026. Kick-off is listed for Sunday, 26 July 2026 at 01:30 CEST. It keeps the current pregame state for this matchup before kick-off.
The current pregame split is New York City FC 28%, Draw 34%, Chicago Fire 38%, so the lean points to Chicago Fire.
Last-five form reads New York City FC 7 points versus Chicago Fire 9. That comes from New York City FC taking 2 wins and Chicago Fire taking 3 wins in that span. Goal trend sits at New York City FC +1 and Chicago Fire +2.
Season context adds season pace at New York City FC 1.27 points per game versus Chicago Fire 1.86, venue split at 1.38 home points per game against 1.83 away points per game, and rest days at New York City FC 63 and Chicago Fire 63 to the pregame read.
Underlying team metrics add chance creation score at New York City FC 9.1 versus Chicago Fire 11 and clean-sheet rate at 20% against 43%.
The stored pregame trend contains 8 tracked points for this matchup before the current predictions view.