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Major League Soccer · 2026

Chicago Fire 1–2 New England Revolution · Major League Soccer

1–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New England Revolution won 1–2.

Shots
224
Shots on target
72
Expected goals
1.921.53
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

New England Revolution beat Chicago Fire 2–1. Recorded in this match (Chicago Fire – New England Revolution): shots 22–4, shots on target 7–2, expected goals 1.92–1.53, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Chicago Fire, New England Revolution.

3.88 days ▲Rest daysChicago Fire · New England Revolution3.9 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricChicago FireNew England RevolutionBaseline
Rest days3.88 days3.9 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots4 shotsChicago Fire 22 shots, New England Revolution 4 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsChicago Fire 7 shots, New England Revolution 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.92 xG1.53 xGChicago Fire 1.92 xG, New England Revolution 1.53 xG
  • Possession61%39%Chicago Fire 61%, New England Revolution 39%
  • Corners13 corners0 cornersChicago Fire 13 corners, New England Revolution 0 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsChicago Fire 14 fouls, New England Revolution 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsChicago Fire 2 cards, New England Revolution 2 cards
  • Passes529 passes358 passesChicago Fire 529 passes, New England Revolution 358 passes
  • Pass accuracy87.9%82.4%Chicago Fire 87.9%, New England Revolution 82.4%
  • Shots inside box18 shots3 shotsChicago Fire 18 shots, New England Revolution 3 shots
  • Blocked shots10 blocks0 blocksChicago Fire 10 blocks, New England Revolution 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves0 saves5 savesChicago Fire 0 saves, New England Revolution 5 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides2 offsidesChicago Fire 3 offsides, New England Revolution 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 39′Dor TurgemanGoal · New England Revolution
  2. 43′Noah AllenYellow card · Chicago Fire
  3. Half-time
  4. 47′Peyton MillerGoal · New England Revolution
  5. 52′Matt PolsterYellow card · New England Revolution
  6. 58′Peyton MillerYellow card · New England Revolution
  7. 62′Maren Haile-SelassieGoal · Chicago Fire
  8. 84′Sergio OregelYellow card · Chicago Fire
  9. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Chicago Fire · 1 player changeAndrew Gutman
  • 55′Chicago Fire · 3 player changesMaren Haile-Selassie · Jonathan Bamba · Robin Lod
  • 69′New England Revolution · 2 player changesJoshua Wynder · Griffin Yow
  • 81′New England Revolution · 1 player changeIlay Feingold
  • 88′New England Revolution · 2 player changesCody Baker · Wilson Harris

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Chicago Fire4-3-3
  1. Chris BradyG
  2. Jack ElliottD
  3. Andrew GutmanD
  4. Jonathan DeanD
  5. Noah AllenD
  6. Anton SalétrosM
  7. Robin LodM
  8. Dje Tah D'AvillaM
  9. Maren Haile-SelassieF
  10. Robert LewandowskiF
  11. Philip ZinckernagelF
New England Revolution4-3-3
  1. Matt TurnerG
  2. Mamadou FofanaD
  3. Matt PolsterD
  4. Ethan KohlerD
  5. William SandsD
  6. Carles GilM
  7. Jackson YueillM
  8. Brooklyn RainesM
  9. Jack HarrisonF
  10. Peyton MillerF
  11. Dor TurgemanF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Chicago Fire
3Draws
1New England Revolution
New England Revolution — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer2–2
Chicago Fire — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer3–2
Chicago Fire — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer0–1
New England Revolution — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer1–1
Chicago Fire — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Chicago Fire favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · New England Revolution in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Chicago Fire24 matchesNew England Revolution25 matches
1.88 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/251.64 goals/match
1.46 goals/matchGoals allowed24/25▲ 1.24 goals/match
1.8 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/231.61 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots23/2512.2 shots/match
5.35 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/254.68 shots/match
52.1% ●Possession23/2550.2%
4.57 corners/match ●Corners23/254.24 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards4/52.6 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls23/259.84 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples24 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 14 Sept 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsChicago FireNew England Revolution
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headChicago Fire — New England Revolution
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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