Matchday | Chicago Fire FC Wraps Homestand against Red Bull New York on Marvel™ Day, pres. by hyundai

Chicago Fire FC (5-3-2, 17 factors) vs. Red Bull New York (3-5-3, 12 factors)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1:30 p.m. CT
Soldier Field – Chicago

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Chicago Fire FC will shut out a four-game homestand against Red Bull New York on Marvel™ Day, offered by Hyundai, kicking off at 1:30 pm at Soldier Field.

The Men in Red will face their outdated rivals for the 72nd time within the common season with an ace up their sleeve – ahead Hugo Cuypers, who struck twice for a 3rd consecutive match within the 3-2 loss to FC Cincinnati final Saturday evening. The Belgian ahead will search for an eighth consecutive match with a purpose on Saturday against New York, which he has confronted 4 occasions to the tune of a purpose and an help. Aiding him will probably be Philip Zinckernagel, who has scored or assisted in a career-high straight 5 video games.

With his two targets on Saturday, Cuypers is now tied for the league lead in targets scored with 10. His co-leader, FC Dallas ahead Peter Musa, turned the primary participant to attain 10 occasions in 2026 with a game-winner on his aspect’s 2-0 shutout of New York on Saturday evening at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ After a quiet first half, Musa gave his aspect a 1-0 lead earlier than teammate Sam Sarver tallied the second with minutes left in regulation. The outcome dropped Red Bull to eleventh within the Eastern Conference with a go to to Chicago on the horizon.

All-Time MLS Regular Season Record vs. RBNY: (33-22-16)

Last Match vs. RBNY: July 26, 2025 (1-0 W) – Soldier Field – Chicago (Match Recap)
Last Match at RBNY: April 5, 2025 (1-2 L) – Sports Illustrated Stadium – Harrison, NJ (Match Recap)

• Flame On! Chicago wraps up a homestand with an opportunity to go as excessive as second within the Eastern Conference with a win against New York. With two video games on the highway developing, a victory may spark the Fire going into the World Cup break later this month.

• It’s Clobberin’ Time! Both the Fire and the Red Bulls are among the many finest 10 groups in targets scored this yr. However, New York has allowed the second-most targets in MLS. Can the Men in Red proceed the pattern and clobber their opponent on Saturday?

• Zinck Smash! Philip Zinckernagel has performed at an All-Star stage at house this season. Six of his eight purpose contributions in 2026 have come at Soldier Field, together with two targets and two assists within the final two video games. Another heroic efficiency can shut out the homestand with a win.

• Forward Hugo Cuypers turned the quickest participant to file 10 targets in a single season in Fire historical past, tallying his tenth purpose in solely his seventh match of the yr. He turned the second participant in MLS to succeed in the double-digit mark in 2026 simply minutes after Dallas’ Petar Musa struck against New York to take the lead of the league’s Golden Boot race.

• Two matches after tying David Accam for fourth place all-time amongst Fire scorers with 33 targets, Cuypers has now taken sole possession of that place and appears on tempo to get third by the top of the season. The Belgian striker now has 37 targets in 71 common season matches with Chicago, 11 fewer than Chris Rolfe’s 48. His newest brace has additionally lifted him to a tie with Rolfe for third-most multi-goal video games with six, trailing solely Nemanja Nikolić (10) and Ante Razov (16).

• Maren Haile-Selassie can develop into the twenty fourth participant to succeed in 100 common season matches for Chicago Fire FC with an look on Saturday. The Swiss midfielder’s efficiency against Sporting KC on April 25 – during which he scored eleven and assisted thrice – was solely the eighth time a participant had 4 purpose contributions in a match in Club historical past, which in flip helped him attain tenth place of the Club’s all-time help leaders with 23 total.

• Besides Cuypers, Chris Mueller, Jonathan Bamba and Joel Waterman have scored against Red Bull New York among the many present Chicago Fire FC roster, with Mueller the one participant with a number of targets. Bamba’s opening tally on April 5, 2025 in Harrison, NJ was additionally his first for the Fire and in Major League Soccer.

• Goalkeeper Chris Brady has confronted New York six occasions in his profession, holding a file of 3-1-2 in these matches. Notably, the Homegrown goalkeeper has recorded three clear sheets against the Red Bulls – one every year he has confronted the unique MLS aspect.

Chicago Fire FC Director of Football and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter has named the next Starting XI searching for a victory to shut out a four-game homestand:

• Two modifications had been made to the Starting XI that confronted FC Cincinnati final weekend at Soldier Field.

• Jonathan Bamba returns to the Starting XI for the primary time since recording a game-winning help within the 1-0 victory against Atlanta United FC on April 11. The winger will search for a return to type that noticed him file a purpose contribution in three straight matches main as much as that win.

• Joel Waterman will pair up with captain Jack Elliott within the backline. The Canadian worldwide was a key contributor to Chicago’s 5-0 victory over Sporting KC on April 25 – his newest begin – serving to the Fire earn their fifth shutout in 9 matches. Jonathan Dean and Andrew Gutman be part of them for his or her fourth consecutive begin collectively at fullback, with Dean on the appropriate and Gutman on the left.

• Leading the assault is the duo of Hugo Cuypers and Maren Haile-Selassiewho mixed for 3 targets and three assists of their final begin collectively up prime, the 5-0 victory against Kansas City. Cuypers is trying to prolong a Club-record seven-game scoring streak, whereas Haile-Selassie seems so as to add to his 5 purpose contributions this yr.

• Philip Zinckernagel enters Matchday 12 with a five-game purpose contribution streak in tow. The Danish winger has 4 targets and 4 assists for the season, all of them coming within the present streak.

• Anton Saletros and Dje D’Avilla line up collectively in the course of the park for the ninth time this season. Salétros enters the match in robust type, scoring his first purpose with the Fire within the US Open Cup on April 29 earlier than recording his second help of the season in Chicago’s final match against Cincinnati.

• Homegrown goalkeeper Chris Brady will begin sport quantity 103 of his profession with the Men in Red. Brady is searching for his fourth shutout against the Red Bulls, which, total, would match final season’s clear sheet complete of six.

• Goalkeeper Josh Cohen; defenders Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Viktor Radojević, and Dylan Borso; midfielders Mauricio Pineda and Sergio Oregel Jr.; wingers Chris Mueller and Puso Dithejane; and ahead Jason Shokalook will probably be obtainable off the bench for Berhalter..

• Defender Leonardo Barroso (Lower Body) and Robin Lod (Face) are unavailable for choice against New York. Midfielder André Franco (Lower Body) stays on the league Injured List and will probably be unavailable via the World Cup break.

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