HARRISON, N.J. (August 22, 2025) – New York Red Bulls II (13-5-4, 45 pts) host Chicago Fire FC II (11-5-5, 41 pts) at MSU Soccer Park on Sunday, August 24. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET with coverage available on MLSNEXTPro.com. Parker Johnson will be on the call.
New York have won two of their last three matches and sit top of the Eastern Conference. They are coming off a 4-2 loss to New England Revolution II at Gillette Stadium. Midfielder Ibrahim Kasule put away a penalty kick in the 33rd minute for his sixth goal of the season. Midfielder Malick Dembele made his first start and appearance of the season and found the back of the net in the 57th minute. Academy products Ryan Scuro and Paul Sokoloff made their MLS NEXT Pro debuts.
Chicago are unbeaten in their last five matches and are fourth in the Eastern Conference standings. They were last in action on Friday, August 15 against Philadelphia Union II at SeatGeek Stadium. The match was level for the first 80 minutes, but Fire FC II scored two goals in the 81st and 86th minutes courtesy of David Tchetchao Karo and Claudio Cassano to seal a 2-0 victory.
Through eight all-time MLS NEXT Pro matchups, New York holds the advantage with a 4-2-2 record. Red Bulls II are unbeaten in five home matches against Fire FC II at MSU Soccer Park winning four matches and drawing one. New York have scored four or more goals in four matches, including scoring five in two matches. The two sides have combined for five or more goals in six matches.
The two sides last faced each other on July 27 at SeatGeek Stadium. Chicago earned a dominant 9-2 victory. Forward Roald Mitchell scored a brace in the match for his third career multi-goal match.
Mitchell leads the current Red Bulls II roster with six career goals against Fire FC II through two appearances. The forward most notably scored four first half goals against Chicago on April 14, 2024 in a thrilling 5-5 draw.
Following Sunday’s match, New York will return home to MSU Soccer Park to face Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday, August 31. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. ET with coverage available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
