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 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#3	Position	#4
30	Points	29
18	Played	17
9 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
28	Scored	32
23	Conceded	23
+5	GD	+9
1.67	PPG	1.71
50%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (30 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/–

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution

Carles Gil

5 G

3 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' New England Revolution currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Nemanja Nikolics has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' New England Revolution have won 410 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djordje Mihailovic made 278 appearances and scored 51 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brad Friedel will be considering his options from the bench.
75' Brandt Bronico needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' 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.
90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 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 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution42% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

68%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

58%

New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution30% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC27%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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