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

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MLS · 2021

Chicago Fire FC

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New England Revolution

Thu 23 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Carlos Teran 17' Y

Y 31' Scott Caldwell

Alvaro Medran 34' Y

Y 90' Carles Gil

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)

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

2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
19 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
15 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–3	L
12 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–2	L
28 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
22 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–2	W
18 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
11 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
03 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	1–0	W
28 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	4–1	W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Soldier Field!
5' Gustavo Bou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
11' Henry Kessler has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
16' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
17' Carlos Teran is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 295 games and scored 427 goals.
27' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' The referee calls foul for Scott Caldwell. He receives a Yellow card.
34' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 34.
39' Netherlands international Johan Kappelhof has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Carlos Teran doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Teran makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 41.
46' It is a substitution in New England Revolution team. Scott Caldwell is replaced by Carles Gil on 46 minute.
51' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Ignacio Aliseda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Johan Kappelhof on 60 minute.
61' Tajon Buchanan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnor Ingvi Traustason on 61 minute.
62' Teal Bunbury does the damage! The net is bulging and New England Revolution surge ahead!
64' Brilliant from the ! Gaston Claudio Gimenez makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 64.
69' Fresh legs for New England Revolution! Brandon Bye comes on to replace Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza.
74' Wilfrid Kaptoum, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
77' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Luka Stojanovic on, Alvaro Medran off on 77 minutes.
82' New England Revolution looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dor Turgeman scoring 1 goals.
84' New England Revolution ring the changes. Christian Mafla has done his job and it is now time for DeJuan Jones to step up.
89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Carles Gil has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
With this win, New England Revolution is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Luka Stojanovic 77'
4
Johan Kappelhof ↓ Ignacio Aliseda 60'
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic
3
Jonathan Bornstein
32
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
23
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Fabian Herbers 77'

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

5
Wilfrid Kaptoum
25
Arnor Ingvi Traustason ↓ Tajon Buchanan 61'
27
Luis Caicedo
6
Scott Caldwell ↓ Carles Gil 46'
30
Matt Turner
10
Teal Bunbury
4
Henry Kessler
23
Jon Bell
32
Christian Mafla ↓ DeJuan Jones 84'
19
Edward Kizza ↓ Gustavo Bou 46'
28
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza ↓ Brandon Bye 69'

Bench

22
Carles Gil ↑ 46'
7
Gustavo Bou ↑ 46'
2
Andrew Farrell
15
Brandon Bye ↑ 69'
18
Brad Knighton
8
Matt Polster
9
Adam Buksa
24
DeJuan Jones ↑ 84'
17
Tajon Buchanan ↑ 61'

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teal Bunbury	4
Carles Gil	3
Gustavo Bou	3
Tomas Chancalay	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Carlos Teran	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-08-22 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

New England Revolution Form

2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution W 2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-11 New England Revolution 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-09-03 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution W 2021-08-28 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution L 2021-08-22 New England Revolution 4–1 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.75 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 New England Revolution xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC33% Draw24% New England Revolution43%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

57%

Draw or New England Revolution

67%

Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC28% Draw40% New England Revolution32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 0

3 – 2

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New England Revolution covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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