Played
August 18, 2012 8:40 PM EDT
Toyota Park — Bridgeview, Illinois
Referee: S. Stoica
Attendance: 17495
August 18, 2012 8:40 PM EDT
Toyota Park — Bridgeview, Illinois
Referee: S. Stoica
Attendance: 17495
MLS Preview: Chicago Fire - New England Revolution
The slumping, faltering Revolution look to turn things around against undefeated-in-three Chicago.
By Keith Hickey
Getty
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Chicago Fire (4-2-3-1): Johnson; Anibaba, Friedrich, Berry, Segares; Pause, Pardo; Fernandez, Rolfe, Pappa; MacDonald. |
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OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair); MF Logan Pause (L pneumothorax)
| New England Revolution (4-4-2): Reis; Alston, McCarthy, Soares, Tierney; Guy, Feilhaber, Simms, Rowe; Sene, Bengston. |
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OUT: MF Blair Gavin (L hamstring tightness); FW Alec Purdie (L ankle sprain); GK Bobby Shuttleworth (L knee sprain)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Lee Nguyen (R foot contusion)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Chicago leads MLS with the fewest amount of goals conceded in the final 15 minutes of play (seven); the Revs trail this mark by only one (eight).
- Chris Rolfe scored a pair of goals, his third and fourth since returning to MLS, giving him three in the last three games, in the Fire’s 3-1 win at Philadelphia. It was the fourth multiple-goal game in MLS for Rolfe, the last when he scored a hat trick against New York on Oct. 23, 2008.
- Revolution midfielder Benny Feilhaber has suffered a league second-highest 61 fouls. Feilhaber finished out the 2011 campaign with the No. 2 rank in fouls suffered, with 71.
- New England has failed to win its last seven matches. The Revs' last win came on July 8, when they defeated New York 2-0.
- Revolution striker Jerry Bengston was on the Honduras team that made it to the quarterfinals of the Olympics, defeating Spain in the process.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Chicago Fire 2-0 New England Revolution
- 66.67 %
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Chicago Fire 1-3 New England Revolution
- 33.33 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 9, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - New England Revolution 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 20, 2012 | New England Revolution 1 - Chicago Fire 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 18, 2012 | Chicago Fire 2 - New England Revolution 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 2, 2012 | New England Revolution 2 - Chicago Fire 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 25, 2011 | Chicago Fire 3 - New England Revolution 2 |
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Chicago Fire
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| Jun 8, 2013 | Chicago Fire 2 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| Jun 2, 2013 | Chicago Fire 2 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| May 25, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1 - Chicago Fire 1 | MLS |
| May 18, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Chicago Fire 0 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
New England Revolution
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| Jun 15, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 - New England Revolution 3 | MLS |
| Jun 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 0 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| Jun 2, 2013 | New England Revolution 5 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 | MLS |
| May 25, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Toronto FC 0 | MLS |
| May 18, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - New England Revolution 2 | MLS |
| 25 | Sean Johnson | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Gonzalo Segares | Defender |
| 22 | Austin Berry | Defender |
| 23 | Arne Friedrich | Defender |
| 6 | Jalil Anibaba | Defender |
| 11 | Daniel Paladini | Midfielder |
| - | Pavel Pardo | Midfielder |
| 20 | Á. Fernández | Midfielder |
| 14 | Patrick Nyarko | Striker |
| 17 | Chris Rolfe | Striker |
| 7 | Sherjill MacDonald | Striker |
| 18 | Jay Nolly | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Dan Gargan | Defender |
| 19 | Corben Bone | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Videira | Midfielder |
| 71 | Alex | Midfielder |
| - | Dominic Oduro | Striker |
| - | M. Pappa | Striker |
| 1 | Matt Reis | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | AJ Soares | Defender |
| 15 | Stephen McCarthy | Midfielder |
| 30 | Kevin Alston | Defender |
| 8 | Chris Tierney | Defender |
| 13 | Ryan Guy | Striker |
| 24 | Lee Nguyen | Midfielder |
| 30 | F. Cárdenas | Striker |
| 19 | Clyde Simms | Midfielder |
| - | Blake Brettschneider | Striker |
| 39 | Saer Sene | Striker |
| 40 | Tim Murray | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Florian Lechner | Defender |
| 25 | Darrius Barnes | Defender |
| 11 | Kelyn Rowe | Midfielder |
| 10 | Benny Feilhaber | Midfielder |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez | Striker |
| 27 | J. Bengtson | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
10 | 0 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
9 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
8 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
7 | 2 |
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Dominic Oduro Striker Columbus Crew |
7 | 0 |
