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New England vs Chicago Fire
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Oct 17, 2026
Boston Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
New England
New England
Chicago Fire
79'Yellow Card
New England
New England
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
New England
58'Yellow Card
Chicago Fire
Goal!
1-0
Matt Polster
Matt Polster
26'·New England
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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

New England
New England
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
38%Ball Possession62%
5Shots Total19
4Shots On Target6
0Corners10
9Fouls17
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides1
6Saves3
363Passes573
1Shots Off Target3
64Attacks133
20Dangerous Attacks70
3Shots Inside Box12
2Shots Outside Box7
1Goals0
17Free Kicks9
0Shots Blocked10
4Substitutions4
14Tackles21
1Assists0
310Accurate Passes514
1Injuries0
7Total Crosses29
2Accurate Crosses3
10Interceptions2
42Duels Won37
0Big Chances Created1
0Big Chances Missed1

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
90'00-
29(79%)
-
-
90'00-
41(85%)
1
4/5
90'002/3
25(81%)
1
5/6
90'101/1
45(89%)
-
4/10
90'01-
63(79%)
3
5/9
87'00-
28(96%)
1
3/8
90'00-
27(93%)
2
2/6
75'00-
23(75%)
-
2/2
25'00-
11(91%)
1
2/3
65'00-
16(81%)
1
5/11
86'001/1
15(80%)
1
5/11
90'00-
32(94%)
-
2/5
15'00-
6(100%)
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-9'00-
-
-
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-8'00-
1(100%)
2
2/2

New England vs Chicago Fire H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
New England15W110199/159-11
Chicago Fire15L101439/157-8
New England — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 @ Chicago Fire2026-09-13
  2. W4-2 vs Orlando City2026-09-19
  3. L0-3 @ Real Salt Lake2026-09-27
  4. L0-3 vs Seattle Sounders2026-10-10
  5. W3-2 @ Cincinnati2026-10-14
Chicago Fire — last 5 games
  1. L0-3 @ Nashville SC2026-09-20
  2. W1-0 @ Charlotte2026-09-26
  3. W3-1 vs Vancouver Whitecaps2026-10-07
  4. W2-1 vs New York City2026-10-10
  5. L1-3 vs Philadelphia Union2026-10-15
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
New England153.2793%80%33%67%13%27%
Chicago Fire153.4793%80%40%87%7%7%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
New EnglandHome62229-91.3350%17%
Chicago FireAway823313-171.1375%13%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
New England1514-1012-1346%93%8-2-5
Chicago Fire1512-1113-1652%93%6-4-5
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
6
Period covered
2024-03-23 – 2026-09-13
New England wins
2
Draws
2
Chicago Fire wins
2
Avg goals per meeting
3.17
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
83%
Home side won
17%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
2W 1D 2L (New England view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.4 vs 3.17
Most recent meetings (5 of 6)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-09-13Chicago Fire1-2New England
2025-10-18New England2-2Chicago Fire
2025-09-07Chicago Fire3-2New England
2025-05-20New England1-3Chicago Fire
2024-05-05Chicago Fire0-1New England
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 437 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
New England329497WWLLW30
Chicago Fire429489LWWWL3+1
Table context
Points gap
1 ptsNew England 49 · Chicago Fire 48
Positions
#3 vs #4
Goals per game
1.66/1.41 vs 1.79/1.48scored/conceded per game · league average 1.69

How we calculate this

Major League Soccer Standings

Major League Soccer · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
132+3458
···
1533-4223
132+4371
232+1058
332+2056
433+1155
533+1553
633+1147
···
1533-3026

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Major League Soccer
New England
32 matches
Chicago Fire
33 matches
#2Position#4
58Points55
18Wins16
4Draws7
10Losses10
54Goals61
1.69Goals per game1.85
44Goals conceded50
1.38Goals per game conceded1.52

New England vs Chicago Fire — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (32 vs 33 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityNew England 41% · X · Draw 24% · Chicago Fire 35%
1 · Home Win
41%
X · Draw
24%
2 · Away Win
35%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.68 vs 1.53
Projected Total: 3.21
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
64%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
22% / 19%
New England / Chicago Fire
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.4%)2 - 1(8.7%)1 - 2(8.0%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Match summary

New England beat Chicago Fire 1-0 in the Major League Soccer (United States), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, New England sat 3rd on 49 points, while Chicago Fire were 4th on 48 points. Across 6 previous meetings on record, New England won 2 and Chicago Fire won 2, with 2 draws (3.17 goals per game).

New England won with 38% of the possession. Matt Polster (26') scored for New England.