New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

New England Revolution

2 – 1

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 24 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 1' Nicolas Gaitan

Michael Mancienne 30' Y

Gustavo Bou 87' Y

Y 90' Mike Azira

Juan Agudelo 90' Y

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 M. de Oliveira
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Cory Richardson
Referee

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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

2019-08-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2019-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 New England Revolution 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
24 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
10 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–3	D
03 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	0–2	L
27 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	4–1	W
21 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	2–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
18 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
15 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
11 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–2	W
04 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
28 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New England Revolution launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
1' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Gaitan. He receives a Yellow card.
6' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
12' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Teal Bunbury by Cristian Penilla on 12 minute.
17' What a moment for Wilfried Zahibo! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
22' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
27' Brandt Bronico needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' Michael Mancienne is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
35' Argentina international Nicolas Gaitan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
40' Johan Kappelhof has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 295 appearances.
41' GOAL! Francisco Calvo fires home to make it 1-1!
46' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' The 42-year-old Jonathan Bornstein has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
64' A change in the New England Revolution ranks — Diego Fagundez exits the field as Juan Agudelo enters on 64.
69' New England Revolution are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
74' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
75' Djordje Mihailovic gets the nod from Chicago Fire SC. He replaces Nemanja Nikolics and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Luis Caicedo makes way for Juan Caicedo at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from New England Revolution.
83' New England Revolution are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gustavo Bou makes no mistake. 2-1!
87' Controversy at the stadium! Gustavo Bou argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
88' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Jonathan Bornstein by Fabian Herbers on 88 minute.
90' Poor challenge from Mike Azira. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The points are shared — New England Revolution 2-1 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kenneth Kronholm
9
C.J. Sapong
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
5
Francisco Calvo
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 75'
13
Brandt Bronico
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof
16
Mike Azira
20
Nicolas Gaitan
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Fabian Herbers 88'

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

Head to Head

New England Revolution Form

2019-08-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-08-17 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution D 2019-08-10 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2019-08-03 New England Revolution 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2019-07-27 New England Revolution 4–1 Orlando City SC W 2019-07-21 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New England Revolution W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-08-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.76 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution44% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

68%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

56%

New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution31% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 0

5.2%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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