New England Revolution – Chicago Fire match report
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New England Revolution kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Chicago Fire in MLS. Matt Turner was our player of the match, rated 8.9 by the ScoreMondo model for New England Revolution. Sunday 18 October, Gillette Stadium: New England Revolution against Chicago Fire in MLS, kick-off 00:30.
Key moments
New England Revolution took the lead in the 26th minute through Matt Polster, set up by Carles Gil. Half-time: 1-0, New England Revolution in front.
Match statistics
Corners finished 0-10. Chicago Fire produced 218 dangerous attacks to New England Revolution's 79. Fouls: 10 by New England Revolution, 17 by Chicago Fire; offsides 1-1.
Booked for New England Revolution: Ethan Kohler (79'). Chicago Fire's yellow cards went to Andrew Gutman in the 58th minute.
The players
Behind him, Carles Gil at 8.2, Joshua Wynder at 8.0 and Matt Polster at 7.6 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. New England Revolution made 4 changes: Dániel Gazdag for Luca Langoni (65'), Jackson Yueill for William Sands (75'), Tanner Beason for Dor Turgeman (86') and Cody Baker for Ilay Feingold (87'). From the Chicago Fire bench came Puso Dithejane on 67 minutes, Noah Allen on 67 minutes, Anzor Mekvabishvili on 68 minutes and Johan Gómez on 79 minutes.
How they came into it
Before kick-off, New England Revolution's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 defeats. Last time out, New England Revolution beat FC Cincinnati 3-2 away. Chicago Fire came into the match with 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — scoring in 4 straight games. Philadelphia Union beat Chicago Fire 3-1 last time out. The record between them over the last 5 matches reads 2-2-1 from New England Revolution's point of view. When they last met, on 13 September 2026, New England Revolution won 2-1. There have been 15 goals in the 5 meetings, 3.0 a game. Referee Nabil Bensalah showed 2 yellow cards; the average in our records is 3.1 yellows per game over 23 matches.
What the result means
Chicago Fire's run of 4 matches with a goal comes to an end.
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