Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' Brilliant from the ! Robert Beric makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 5.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Luka Stojanovic makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 14' What a strike from Adam Buksa! The score is 2-1.
  • 19' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 24' New England Revolution come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' A stunning finish from Gustavo Bou — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 32' Tajon Buchanan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chinonso Nnamdi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New England Revolution.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruce Arena will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' Another change for New England Revolution made on 61 minute. Tajon Buchanan leaves to be changed by Teal Bunbury.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Luka Stojanovic is replaced by Ignacio Aliseda on 66 minute.
  • 71' Chicago Fire FC 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.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Nnamdi is replaced by Miguel Navarro.
  • 79' Johan Kappelhof is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 83' Wilfrid Kaptoum is replacing Thomas McNamara for the New England Revolution side.
  • 88' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. New England Revolution seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' New England Revolution player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 2-2 New England Revolution. Honours even.

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
Gustavo Bou 3
Carles Gil 3
Carlos Teran 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Tomas Chancalay 2
Adam Buksa 2
Philip Zinckernagel 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
1.48 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw26% New England Revolution31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or New England Revolution
57%
Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw42% New England Revolution24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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