The home crowds bank on a win and three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should work versus a stumbling visitor. New England are in 9th spot while the guesting Chicago Fire lose sleep at 13th.
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals (28) in Major League Soccer
2-2-2 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Chicago Fire when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those six matches are 11-13 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither New England nor Chicago Fire as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
New England form and stats
New England have played 13 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
New England's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus LA Galaxy. Midfielder Gil was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.5 (out of ten) in that game. Gil scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 73 total).
Heartbreak before that as England lost 0-4 at Montreal Impact's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how New England have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for New England, as the Major League Soccer home game vs New York City is only four days away.
The England fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. New England's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chicago Fire form and stats
There's been little loot from Chicago Fire's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Chicago Fire as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Charlotte match.
Chicago are looking to quickly end their 221 minutes long goal drought in the Major League Soccer.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Montreal Impact with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Gutierrez got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Gutierrez hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
A 0-2 loss hosting New York City before that.Chicago Fire are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 13 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Chicago Fire have another fixture that requires travelling in just three nights, a Major League Soccer fixture against Columbus Crew. A rough diary for the visiting team!
Chicago are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
New England have managed a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (3-3-0) when facing Chicago Fire.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bou 7 goals |  A. Buksa 7 goals |  C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 6 goals |
New England missing players
Chicago Fire missing players
| New England | Chicago Fire | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 39 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 28 |
| 42 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 26 | 38 |
| 89% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 81% |
| 78% | 69% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 77% | 63% |
| 67% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 44% |
| 44% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 46% | 30% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 22% |
| 67% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 54% | 41% |
| 26% | 31% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 15% | 37% |
| 19% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 41% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.3 | 14.2 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 14.9 | 13.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 32% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 13.4 | 10.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 4 |
- Chicago Fire have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals (28) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 54 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 49 |
| 3 | New York City | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | New York RB | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 44 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -6 | 39 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Inter Miami | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | New England | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Toronto | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | DC United | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -28 | 22 |
