Chicago Fire FC vs New England Revolution, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 6 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45+5'

Y 35' Diego Fagundez

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs New England Revolution — MLS at Soldier Field.

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
New England Revolution 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Peter Balciunas
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Ismir Pekmic
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	27	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals New England Revolution

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution 2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 New England Revolution 2018-09-22 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
23 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W
03 Sep	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
30 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
25 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	2–1	W
20 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
26 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L

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' And we are off! Chicago Fire FC vs New England Revolution — let the football do the talking.
3' Teal Bunbury is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
8' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
13' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Boris Sekulic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New England Revolution.
22' A goal from the Germany international Fabian Herbers! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-1!
27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' Slovenia international Antonio Delamea Mlinar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' The referee shows New England Revolution player a Yellow card on 35.
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' The 34-year-old Andrew Farrell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The crowd applauds Antonio Delamea Mlinar as he leaves the pitch. Henry Kessler steps in for New England Revolution.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' What a moment for Teal Bunbury! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
57' The crowd applauds Thomas McNamara as he leaves the pitch. Cristian Penilla steps in for New England Revolution.
59' Fabian Herbers makes way for Robert Beric at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristian Penilla, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
69' Djordje Mihailovic gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Elliot Collier and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Scott Caldwell gets the nod from New England Revolution. He replaces Diego Fagundez and will look to change the dynamic.
75' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
77' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Adam Buksa by Tajon Buchanan on 77 minute.
78' The supporters are chanting for Kelyn Rowe. He replaces Matt Polster on 78 minute.
83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' Alvaro Medran has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 233 appearances.
89' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Alvaro Medran trudges off to be replaced by Brian Gutierrez on 89 minutes.
Another three points for New England Revolution.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Brian Gutierrez 89'
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Robert Beric 59'
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 89'
5
Francisco Calvo C
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic
28
Elliot Collier ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 69'
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

28
Alexander Buttner
7
Gustavo Bou C
2
Andrew Farrell
14
Diego Fagundez ↓ Scott Caldwell 70'
19
Antonio Delamea Mlinar ↓ Henry Kessler 46'
30
Matt Turner
15
Brandon Bye
10
Teal Bunbury
8
Matt Polster ↓ Kelyn Rowe 78'
26
Thomas McNamara ↓ Cristian Penilla 57'
9
Adam Buksa ↓ Tajon Buchanan 77'

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teal Bunbury	4
Carles Gil	3
Gustavo Bou	3
Adam Buksa	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Tomas Chancalay	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-07-23 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

New England Revolution Form

2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution W 2020-09-03 New England Revolution 0–2 New York City FC L 2020-08-30 New England Revolution 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-08-25 D.C. United SC 1–2 New England Revolution W 2020-08-20 New England Revolution 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-07-26 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 New England Revolution xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC38% Draw27% New England Revolution35%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

66%

Draw or New England Revolution

62%

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

11.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New England Revolution covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	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.