New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

New England Revolution

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Chicago Fire FC

Wed 31 Aug 2022 · 23:30 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Henry Kessler 21' Y

Y 29' Federico Navarro

Y 76' Mauricio Pineda

Overview

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

New England Revolution 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

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

2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
20 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–4	L
17 Aug	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
13 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	1–0	W
06 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	3–0	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	New England Revolution	A	0–0	D
28 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
06 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	3–2	W
30 Jul	Atlanta United FC	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' And we are off! New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
5' 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 Jonathan Bornstein suffering a number of foals already.
10' The 22-year-old Jhon Duran has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Henry Kessler is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Xherdan Shaqiri, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Henry Kessler on 21.
26' New England Revolution are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
29' Federico Navarro was booked on 29.
34' Matt Polster, a USA , has 48 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
49' A quiet spell here at Gillette Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' New England Revolution currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' Andre Reynolds II makes way for Mauricio Pineda at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
64' Andre Reynolds II has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
71' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Chris Mueller departs to be replaced by Jhon Espinoza.
72' A tactical swap from New England Revolution — Damian Rivera on, Thomas McNamara off on 72 minutes.
76' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a Yellow card on 76.
80' Justin Rennicks gets the nod from New England Revolution. He replaces Noel Buck and will look to change the dynamic.
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' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
It finishes all square. New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Fabian Herbers
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic
36
Andre Reynolds II ↓ Mauricio Pineda 59'
3
Jonathan Bornstein
1
Gabriel Slonina
6
Miguel Navarro
40
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Xherdan Shaqiri 80'
23
Carlos Teran
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Jhon Espinoza 71'
26
Jhon Duran

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teal Bunbury	4
Carles Gil	3
Gustavo Bou	3
Dor Turgeman	2
Adam Buksa	2
Hugo Cuypers	2
Tomas Chancalay	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2

Head to Head

New England Revolution Form

2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-29 New England Revolution 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-08-20 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 New England Revolution L 2022-08-17 Toronto FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2022-08-13 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-08-06 Orlando City SC 0–3 New England Revolution W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-08-31 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC L 2022-08-13 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-08-06 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-07-30 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.63 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution46% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

72%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

54%

New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution32% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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