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Chicago Fire FC vs New England Revolution, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 10 Jun 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs New England Revolution — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee Kevin Broadley

Head-to-Head

2
11
4
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals New England Revolution

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jun New England Revolution H 1–1 D
03 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
30 May Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
26 May Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
20 May Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L
12 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
02 Jun New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
30 May Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
26 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–3 D
19 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–1 L
12 May Toronto FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC New England Revolution
#3 Position #4
26 Points 25
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 1 / 5
27 Scored 22
16 Conceded 18
+11 GD +4
1.86 PPG 1.79
57% Win % 57%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
2/
16-30
/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/
61-75
1/
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against New England Revolution. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' United States international Brandon Vincent has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and New England Revolution are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 281 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. New England Revolution is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Johan Kappelhof has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' The travelling New England Revolution supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Cristian Penilla has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Diego Fagundez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and New England Revolution share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw27% New England Revolution29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
71%
Draw or New England Revolution
56%
Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC32% Draw45% New England Revolution23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% 56%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
30%
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
21%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.