Sunday , 15 November 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 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

6
11
2
New England Revolution 19 games · Avg 3.2 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 #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' Three points are at stake. New England Revolution host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Jhon Espinoza needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' 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 Matt Polster suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 47' Brilliant from the ! Wilfrid Kaptoum makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 47.
  • 49' Magnificent from Alvaro Medran! That is 8 goals in 240 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 57' Adam Buksa is replacing Teal Bunbury for the New England Revolution side.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Federico Navarro.
  • 65' The 27-year-old Miguel Navarro has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' Emmanuel Boateng gets the nod from New England Revolution. He replaces Wilfrid Kaptoum and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Robert Beric is replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 69 minute.
  • 74' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Wyatt Omsberg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Gustavo Bou gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wyatt Omsberg is hanging Jhon Espinoza on the field on 77 minute.
  • 81' Elliot Collier is replacing Federico Navarro for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 86' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' Goal! Ignacio Aliseda scores his 8 goal in 193 matches.
  • 90' Tajon Buchanan is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Carlos Teran 2
Peyton Miller 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
1.98 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

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%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%

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 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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