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

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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

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

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
New England Revolution 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Peter Manikowski
Referee Malik Badawi
Referee

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
55	Points	58
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	18 / 4 / 12
64	Scored	55
54	Conceded	47
+10	GD	+8
1.62	PPG	1.71
47%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (58 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New England Revolution

0-15

5/5

16-30

4/2

31-45

9/6

46-60

9/3

61-75

2/8

76+

12/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

New England Revolution

Carles Gil	13 G	7 A
Dor Turgeman	12 G	7 A
Peyton Miller	7 G	7 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host New England Revolution — let the battle begin!
5' Robert Beric is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
11' Against the run of play, Luka Stojanovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
14' Goal! Adam Buksa scores his 36 goal in 111 matches.
19' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Francisco Calvo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Wilfrid Kaptoum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
27' Brilliant from the ! Gustavo Bou makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 27.
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
42' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' New England Revolution come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' New England Revolution looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dor Turgeman scoring 1 goals.
61' Teal Bunbury is replacing Tajon Buchanan for the New England Revolution side.
66' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Luka Stojanovic is replaced by Ignacio Aliseda on 66 minute.
71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Chinonso Nnamdi is replaced by Miguel Navarro on 75 minute.
79' Chicago Fire FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' Time for substitution for New England Revolution. Thomas McNamara is replaced by Wilfrid Kaptoum.
88' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New England Revolution's shape.
90' DeJuan Jones was booked on 90.
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

22
Carles Gil C
7
Gustavo Bou
2
Andrew Farrell
30
Matt Turner
15
Brandon Bye
8
Matt Polster
26
Thomas McNamara ↓ Wilfrid Kaptoum 83'
9
Adam Buksa
24
DeJuan Jones
17
Tajon Buchanan ↓ Teal Bunbury 61'
4
Henry Kessler

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
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2

Head to Head

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

1.9 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 New England Revolution xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC40% Draw25% New England Revolution35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

66%

Draw or New England Revolution

60%

Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC32% Draw40% New England Revolution28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 1

0 – 0

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New England Revolution covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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