New England vs Chicago Fire

MLS - Regular Season 16 Oct 2021, 23:00
New England
New England
2–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
🏟 Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts) 👤 J. Dickerson Round 39

Match report

New England shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Chicago Fire in the MLS - Regular Season on 16 October 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 4 goals arrived after half-time.

New England had 17 shots to Chicago Fire's 16.

The match was played at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts), with J. Dickerson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 17 - 16 On target 8 - 5 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Álvaro Medrán
Chicago Fire · 1 goal
9 Carles Gil 1 assist
8 Wilfrid Kaptoum 1 goal
8 Gustavo Bou 1 goal
8 Gabriel Slonina 6 saves
First half vs second half
New England stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–10 12–6
Shots On Goal 1–3 7–2
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 3–4 6–2
Attacks 61–53 51–31
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
112 Attacks 84
75 Dangerous Attacks 54
3 On Target 4
14 Off Target 11
17 Shots Total 16
8 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 6
6 Shots Blocked 5
11 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 10
9 Corners 6
4 Offsides 0
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 6
515 Passes Total 349
432 Passes Accurate 271
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
New England · 4-3-1-2
30 M. Turner
15 B. Bye 2 A. Farrell 4 H. Kessler 24 D. Jones
5 W. Kaptoum 8 M. Polster 26 T. McNamara
22 C. Gil
7 G. Bou 10 T. Bunbury
Chicago Fire · 4-2-3-1
32 G. Slonina
14 J. Espinoza 4 J. Kappelhof 3 J. Bornstein 6 M. Navarro
31 F. Navarro 22 M. Pineda
99 S. Ivanov 10 Á. Medrán 7 I. Aliseda
27 R. Beric
New England
Coach
B. Arena
Substitutes
  • 18 Brad Knighton
  • 32 Christian Mafla
  • 28 A.J. DeLaGarza
  • 23 Jonathan Bell
  • 17 Tajon Buchanan
  • 25 Arnór Traustason
  • 27 Luis Caicedo
  • 11 Emmanuel Boateng
  • 9 Adam Buksa
Chicago Fire
Coach
R. Wicky
Substitutes
  • 1 Bobby Shuttleworth
  • 20 Wyatt Omsberg
  • 8 Luka Stojanovic
  • 37 Javier Casas
  • 40 Brian Gutierrez
  • 38 Alex Monis
  • 28 Elliot Collier
  • 9 Nnamdi Chinonso Offor
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ T. Buchanan ↓ T. McNamara New England
  • 58' ↑ A. Buksa ↓ T. Bunbury New England
  • 68' ↑ E. Boateng ↓ W. Kaptoum New England
  • 69' ↑ C. Nnamdi ↓ R. Berič Chicago Fire
  • 69' ↑ B. Gutierrez ↓ S. Ivanov Chicago Fire
  • 77' ↑ W. Omsberg ↓ J. Espinoza Chicago Fire
  • 81' ↑ E. Collier ↓ F. Navarro Chicago Fire
Cards
  • 60' F. Navarro Chicago Fire
  • 90+3' T. Buchanan New England
  • 90+4' M. Navarro Chicago Fire
Head-to-head
New England 3 6 draws 2 Chicago Fire
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2022-08-31 New England vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0
Recent form
New England D D D D D
Chicago Fire D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in New England vs Chicago Fire?
New England drew 2-2 against Chicago Fire on 16 October 2021.
Who won New England vs Chicago Fire?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was New England vs Chicago Fire played?
The match was played at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts).
Who had more possession in New England vs Chicago Fire?
New England had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.