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

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MLS · 2026

New England Revolution

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 23:30 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Matt Polster 26' 1–0

Y 58' Andrew Gutman

Ethan Kohler 79' Y

Overview

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

New England Revolution 33 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 33 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nabil Bensalah (USA)
Assistant 1 Mike Barwegen (Canada)
Assistant 2 Andrew Bigelow

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	33	74
2	Internacional CF Miami	33	59
3	New England Revolution	33	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	33	55
5	Charlotte FC	33	53
6	Philadelphia Union	33	47
7	FC Cincinnati	33	46
8	Columbus Crew SC	33	44
9	Orlando City SC	33	43
10	New York City FC	33	39
11	Toronto FC	33	39
12	New York Red Bulls	33	39
13	Atlanta United FC	33	33
14	D.C. United SC	33	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	33	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	33	61
17	FC Dallas	33	55
18	San Jose Earthquakes	33	52
19	St. Louis City	33	51
20	Houston Dynamo	33	51
21	Los Angeles FC	33	47
22	Los Angeles Galaxy	33	44
23	Portland Timbers	33	43
24	Colorado Rapids SC	33	43
25	Seattle Sounders FC	33	43
26	Real Salt Lake	33	42
27	Minnesota United FC	33	41
28	San Diego FC	33	38
29	Austin FC	33	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	33	23

Head-to-Head

New England Revolution 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-10-17 New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution 2025-10-18 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2025-09-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New England Revolution 2024-05-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution

Recent Form

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
14 Oct	FC Cincinnati	A	3–2	W
10 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L
27 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–2	W
13 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
10 Oct	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
26 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

New England Revolution		Chicago Fire FC
#3	Position	#4
58	Points	55
33	Played	33
18 / 4 / 11	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 10
55	Scored	61
46	Conceded	50
+9	GD	+11
1.76	PPG	1.67
55%	Win %	48%

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

9/5

46-60

9/3

61-75

2/8

76+

12/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

8/4

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/3

76+

6/9

■ 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	12 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' New England Revolution have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with New England Revolution winning 100% of all matches.
10' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' A quiet spell here at Gillette Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Chris Brady is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
25' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matt Polster makes it 1-0.
31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' New England Revolution are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' Ethan Kohler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 297 appearances.
56' Both keepers have barely been tested. New England Revolution and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrew Gutman.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leonardo Barroso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New England Revolution.
65' New England Revolution ring the changes. Luca Langoni has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Gazdag to step up.
67' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 67 minute. Jonathan Bamba leaves to be changed by Puso Dithejane.
68' Anzor Mekvabishvili has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dje Davilla on 68 minute.
73' The 25-year-old Johan Gomez has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' A tactical swap from New England Revolution — Jackson Yueill on, Will Sands off on 75 minutes.
79' The referee shows New England Revolution player a card on 79.
79' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Leonardo Barroso is replaced by Johan Gomez on 79 minute.
84' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
86' Tanner Beason is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dor Turgeman at the 86 minute mark.
87' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Illay Feingold by Cody Baker on 87 minute.
New England Revolution celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

14
Jackson Yueill ↑ 75'
77
Diego Fagundez
16
Daniel Gazdag ↑ 65'
7
Griffin Yow
27
Wilson Harris
4
Tanner Beason ↑ 86'
15
Cody Baker ↑ 87'
73
JD Gunn
65
Judah Siqueira

Coach Marko Mitrovic

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

19
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Puso Dithejane 67'
9
Robert Lewandowski
6
Anton Saletros
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
15
Andrew Gutman ↓ Noah Allen 67'
11
Philip Zinckernagel
21
Andreas Hanche-Olsen
1
Chris Brady
2
Leonardo Barroso ↓ Johan Gomez 79'
42
Dje Davilla ↓ Anzor Mekvabishvili 68'
4
Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

New England Revolution Form

2026-10-17 New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–3 New England Revolution W 2026-10-10 New England Revolution 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-09-27 Real Salt Lake 3–0 New England Revolution L 2026-09-19 New England Revolution 4–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-10-17 New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-10-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2026-10-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-10-07 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-09-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.63 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution49% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC26%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

74%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

51%

New England Revolution or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution32% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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