We should have a pronounced difference in quality between these sides based on the matches played so far, with New England in front of Chicago Fire by 38 points.
- New England have the most scored goals (57) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have the fewest points (4) away in Major League Soccer
New England and Chicago Fire should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
0-4-6 (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 ten matches are 9-17 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for Chicago Fire when visiting England as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
New England form and stats
11-2-1 is the performance here at Gillette Stadium so far in the Major League Soccer, giving New England a total of 35 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results!
A good away victory last time out for England, who won 4-1 against Montreal Impact (placed 7th). The gifted forward Gustavo Bou outperformed all others in that game and received a match rating of 8.42 out of 10. Bou scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, England had a home game versus Orlando City which ended with a victory 2-1.There will be little rest for New England after this match as they are travelling to DC United for a Major League Soccer game in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 14 games), England's attacking play is working. New England have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Chicago Fire form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Chicago Fire so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-11 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Chicago in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus New York RB.
Chicago play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Toronto (placed 13th). Midfield player Miguel Navarro was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Navarro hit one key pass.
Before that, Chicago Fire secured a home win against New York City with the score 2-0.Chicago Fire have another fixture that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Major League Soccer game against Cincinnati. A hard diary for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Chicago, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams met each other earlier on this match year: Chicago Fire - England 2-3. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for England, four draws and three wins for Chicago Fire. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bou 13 goals | A. Buksa 13 goals |  T. Buchanan 7 goals |
New England missing players
Chicago Fire missing players
| New England | Chicago Fire | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 57 | 28 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| 34 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 28 | 46 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 69% |
| 66% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 45% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 31% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 14% |
| 69% | 79% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 41% |
| 24% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 54% | 41% |
| 6 | 5.9 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.4 | 15.4 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.6 | 14 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 37% | 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 17% | 22% |
- Chicago Fire have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Chicago Fire have the fewest points (4) away in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Chicago Fire haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chicago Fire have scored away.
- New England have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most points (35) at home in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most scored goals (57) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the the best goal difference (+23) in Major League Soccer
- New England is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 65 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 42 |
| 5 | New York City | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | DC United | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | New York RB | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -17 | 32 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -17 | 27 |
| 13 | Toronto | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -20 | 25 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 38 | -24 | 20 |