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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
#4 Position #3
29 Points 30
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 3 / 6
32 Scored 28
23 Conceded 23
+9 GD +5
1.71 PPG 1.67
53% Win % 50%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
3/
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
New England Revolution
Carles Gil 5 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against New England Revolution. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Andrew Farrell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 15' Juan Agudelo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Claude Dielna, a Guadeloupe , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' The travelling New England Revolution supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past New England Revolution's compact .
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 55' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and New England Revolution are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brad Friedel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Luis Caicedo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw27% New England Revolution30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or New England Revolution
57%
Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC31% Draw45% New England Revolution24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% 58%
+0.5 69% 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
27%
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
21%

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