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

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MLS · 2021

Chicago Fire FC

2 – 3

Full Time

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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

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

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 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
#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' The ball is rolling at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC are looking to make home advantage count against New England Revolution.
5' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor, a Nigeria , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
11' Brilliant from the ! Henry Kessler makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 11.
16' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Teran argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
22' New England Revolution fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and New England Revolution are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' New England Revolution receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
34' Poor challenge from Alvaro Medran. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
39' It looks like no one’s ball. New England Revolution is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
40' What a moment for Carlos Teran! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
41' Sensational shot from Carlos Teran. Chicago Fire FC is back in the lead.
46' Another change for New England Revolution made on 46 minute. Scott Caldwell leaves to be changed by Carles Gil.
51' Chicago Fire FC have won 393 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Johan Kappelhof by Ignacio Aliseda on 60 minute.
61' The supporters are chanting for Tajon Buchanan. 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' Gaston Claudio Gimenez does the damage! The net is bulging and Chicago Fire FC surge ahead!
69' Brandon Bye gets the nod from New England Revolution. He replaces Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
77' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Alvaro Medran has done his job and it is now time for Luka Stojanovic to step up.
82' Robert Beric has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
84' Another change for New England Revolution made on 84 minute. Christian Mafla leaves to be changed by DeJuan Jones.
89' The travelling New England Revolution supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Carles Gil.
Full Time. New England Revolution beats Chicago Fire FC

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
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Carlos Teran	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Tomas Chancalay	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

1.69 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 New England Revolution xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC35% Draw25% New England Revolution40%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

60%

Draw or New England Revolution

65%

Chicago Fire FC or New England Revolution

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC29% Draw42% New England Revolution29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

0 – 0

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	New England Revolution covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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