Thursday , 1 October 2026

New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New England Revolution
2 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 23:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Federico Navarro
Tajon Buchanan 90' Y
Y 90' Miguel Navarro

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 New York Red Bulls 27 34
8 Orlando City SC 27 34
9 New York City FC 27 33
10 FC Cincinnati 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
11
2
New England Revolution 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution 2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution 2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
29 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 4–1 W
25 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
23 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D
11 Sep New York City FC H 2–1 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct New England Revolution A 2–2 D
03 Oct Toronto FC A 1–3 L
30 Sep New York City FC H 2–0 W
26 Sep Nashville SC H 0–0 D
23 Sep New England Revolution H 2–3 L
19 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

New England Revolution Chicago Fire FC
#3 Position #5
46 Points 42
27 Played 26
14 / 4 / 9 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
45 Scored 46
36 Conceded 38
+9 GD +8
1.70 PPG 1.62
52% Win % 46%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (46 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
7/5
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/4
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution
Carles Gil 12 G 4 A
Dor Turgeman 7 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 4 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It’s high time Bruce Arena made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Brian Gutierrez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New England Revolution tonight.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruce Arena will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stanislav Ivanov made 111 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' What a strike from Wilfrid Kaptoum! The score is 1-0.
  • 49' What a strike from Alvaro Medran! The score is 1-1.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 282 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 57' New England Revolution ring the changes. Teal Bunbury has done his job and it is now time for Adam Buksa to step up.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Federico Navarro on 60.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Wilfrid Kaptoum makes way for Emmanuel Boateng at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from New England Revolution.
  • 69' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Robert Beric and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' What a moment for Gustavo Bou! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza is replaced by Wyatt Omsberg.
  • 81' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 81 minute. Federico Navarro leaves to be changed by Elliot Collier.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' What a strike from Ignacio Aliseda! The score is 2-2.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tajon Buchanan on 90 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Gustavo Bou 3
Carles Gil 3
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Carlos Teran 2
Peyton Miller 2
Dor Turgeman 2
Adam Buksa 2

Head to Head

2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution 2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution 2020-03-07 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

New England Revolution Form

2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-09-29 Montreal Impact FC 1–4 New England Revolution W 2021-09-25 New England Revolution 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution W 2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-11 New England Revolution 2–1 New York City FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-10-16 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2021-10-03 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution52% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
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 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
75%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
48%
New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution36% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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