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 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 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

New England Revolution 17 games · Avg 3.3 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
#4	Position	#3
25	Points	26
14	Played	14
8 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
22	Scored	27
18	Conceded	16
+4	GD	+11
1.79	PPG	1.86
57%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC has kicked off!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' It looks surprising New England Revolution does not make any changes. Djordje Mihailovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 281 games and scored 404 goals.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brad Friedel might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' The 36-year-old Teal Bunbury has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yura Movsisyan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' 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.
75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
80' New England Revolution are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
90' 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.
The final score is 2-2.

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
Hugo Cuypers	2
Tomas Chancalay	2
Adam Buksa	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution40% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

66%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

60%

New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution28% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

8.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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)

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