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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
5
Chicago Fire FC 18 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
#5 Position #3
42 Points 46
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 14 / 4 / 9
46 Scored 45
38 Conceded 36
+8 GD +9
1.62 PPG 1.70
46% Win % 52%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
7/5
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/4
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
New England Revolution
Carles Gil 12 G 4 A
Dor Turgeman 7 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Chicago Fire FC face off against New England Revolution in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and New England Revolution are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' New England Revolution seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brad Friedel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' It looks surprising New England Revolution does not make any changes. Krisztian Nemeth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Dax McCarty is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 65' Juan Agudelo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cristian Penilla is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Turner made 289 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC41% Draw27% New England Revolution32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
67%
Draw or New England Revolution
59%
Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC30% Draw44% New England Revolution26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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