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Chicago Fire FC vs New England Revolution, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 2
Full Time
New England Revolution
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Johan Kappelhof 79' Y
R 90' DeJuan Jones

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Malik Badawi
  • Referee
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
11
4
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals New England Revolution
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr New England Revolution H 2–2 D
08 Nov New York City FC H 3–4 L
05 Nov Minnesota United FC A 2–2 D
01 Nov Nashville SC A 1–1 D
28 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
24 Oct New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D
New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
06 Dec Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
29 Nov Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
25 Nov Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
20 Nov Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
08 Nov Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L

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' The ball is rolling at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against New England Revolution.
  • 5' Robert Beric has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
  • 10' Thomas McNamara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 11' What a moment for Luka Stojanovic! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 14' Magnificent from Adam Buksa! That is 35 goals in 111 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 19' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raphaël Wicky will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' Gustavo Bou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 27 minutes.
  • 32' Wilfrid Kaptoum has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brandon Bye suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' It looks surprising New England Revolution does not make any changes. Andrew Farrell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' The New England Revolution manager makes a substitution. Tajon Buchanan departs to be replaced by Teal Bunbury.
  • 66' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Luka Stojanovic is withdrawn and Ignacio Aliseda gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Navarro. He replaces Chinonso Nnamdi on 75 minute.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Johan Kappelhof.
  • 83' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Thomas McNamara by Wilfrid Kaptoum on 83 minute.
  • 88' Carles Gil has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for DeJuan Jones.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC L 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D

New England Revolution Form

2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution L 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution W 2020-11-25 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New England Revolution W 2020-11-20 New England Revolution 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-11-08 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC41% Draw26% New England Revolution33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
67%
Draw or New England Revolution
59%
Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC33% Draw41% New England Revolution26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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