- Chicago form: Chicago Fire have won 2 of their last 5 matches, drawing the other 3, including today's 4-4 tie with Toronto FC.
- New England form: New England Revolution have won 2 of their last 5, drawn 1 and lost 2, including a 2-1 defeat to LA Galaxy last time out.
Game in the Game at Soldier Field
The Men in Red are 5th in MLS 2026 on 38 points from 22 games, but the New England Revolution are just one point and one place behind them in 6th on 37 from 23. Chicago haven't won the last meeting of the pair at home in MLS and the match is usually a close affair with little to separate the teams.
Gregg Berhalter has been Chicago's head coach since October 2024 and has been installing a more possession-based, structured 4-3-3, which makes the Fire a real force at home in MLS 2026, where they have won 7, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their 10 games.
They average 2.00 goals per game at the Soldier Field and have been excellent defensively, conceding just 1.10 per game. New England have been good on the road overall, but their 3-2-6 record is far from perfect and they have already conceded 18 goals in just 11 away games this season.
An end-to-end MLS matchup
Tactics
Marko Mitrović's New England Revolution have been the club's head coach since November 2025 and he has installed a more vertical pressing game, which is more suited to quick breaks and direct play.
This matchup will see the Fire's flow and target-man play against New England's pressing and break, so the tempo battle will be key.
Odds and prediction
Chicago are the betting favorites at 1.67, ahead of New England at 4.2 and the draw at 4.3, but the head-to-heads are very even, so the draw looks the most likely result.
Ruthless goalscorers
Over 2.5 goals at 1.44 is our main bet, as the game is likely to be end-to-end and should suit both sides' attacking players, while both teams to score at 1.45 fits the bet too.
- Belgian forward Hugo Cuypers has scored 13 MLS 2026 goals in 11 games, making him one of the best finishers in the league and the chief danger man for Chicago this year.
- Carles Gil has scored 9 goals for the Revs in 23 games and is the key player at the other end in terms of creativity and finishing.
- Alhassan Yusuf has found some form with 3 goals in his last 5 games for the visitors, while Jack Harrison has 3 assists in the same spell, but Maren Haile-Selassie's 4 goals in Chicago's last 5 is another angle on the anytime goalscorer bet.
