New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

New England Revolution

2 – 2

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Kevin Klinger
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Geoff Gamble

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 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

New England Revolution 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-22 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-06-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution

Recent Form

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
16 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
05 Sep	New York City FC	A	1–0	W
01 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
25 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	0–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–0	W
23 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
12 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
05 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

New England Revolution		Chicago Fire FC
#3	Position	#4
58	Points	55
34	Played	34
18 / 4 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
55	Scored	64
47	Conceded	54
+8	GD	+10
1.71	PPG	1.62
53%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC.
5' New England Revolution has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Diego Fagundez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' 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.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 301 games and scored 434 goals.
45' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' United States international Brandon Vincent has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' New England Revolution are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
65' Bastian Schweinsteiger is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
70' New England Revolution are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
75' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yura Movsisyan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Nicolas Hasler
10
Aleksandar Katai
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger ↓ Jonathan Campbell 90'
23
Nemanja Nikolics
3
Brandon Vincent
45
Richard Sanchez
13
Brandt Bronico
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof
8
Michael de Leeuw ↓ Raheem Edwards 63'
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Yura Movsisyan 80'

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.79 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Chicago Fire FC xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution44% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

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

New England Revolution or Draw

69%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

56%

New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution32% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New England Revolution Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Clean Sheet