Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New England Revolution
1 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 7 Mar 2020 · 18:30 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Henry Kessler 40' Y
Y 47' Johan Kappelhof
DeJuan Jones 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Gillette Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 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

4
11
2
New England Revolution 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
29 Feb Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
19 Oct Atlanta United FC A 0–1 L
06 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
29 Sep New York City FC H 2–0 W
26 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar New England Revolution A 1–1 D
01 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Orlando City SC A 5–2 W
29 Sep Toronto FC H 2–2 D
21 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
14 Sep FC Dallas H 4–0 W

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' Welcome to Gillette Stadium that hosts another battle between New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Brandon Bye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The 35-year-old Johan Kappelhof has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Adam Buksa makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and New England Revolution are in front.
  • 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wilfried Zahibo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' 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.
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Henry Kessler. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' Fabian Herbers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Johan Kappelhof on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' It’s high time Bruce Arena made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Diego Fagundez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 63' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaston Gimenez is hanging Brandt Bronico on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 70' What a strike from Jonathan Bornstein! The score is 1-1.
  • 75' New England Revolution have won 404 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Teal Bunbury by Justin Rennicks on 79 minute.
  • 80' The New England Revolution manager makes a substitution. Cristian Penilla departs to be replaced by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 81' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Bornstein is withdrawn and Miguel Navarro gets his opportunity.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Gillette Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! DeJuan Jones argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC 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

New England Revolution Form

2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-02-29 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New England Revolution L 2019-10-19 Atlanta United FC 1–0 New England Revolution L 2019-10-06 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New England Revolution L 2019-09-29 New England Revolution 2–0 New York City FC W 2019-09-26 Portland Timbers 2–2 New England Revolution D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-10-06 Orlando City SC 2–5 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-09-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-09-14 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 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 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution34% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
62%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
66%
New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution24% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC30%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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