New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

New England Revolution host Chicago Fire at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, October 17 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

New England Revolution report no fresh fitness concerns, and the Revs should again lean heavily on Carles Gil to dictate matters — the midfielder has racked up 12 goals and 76 chances created this season, comfortably the most involved player on either team sheet. Dor Turgeman and Peyton Miller add further direct threats up top, with 7 goals apiece. Chicago Fire arrive in similarly good shape, built around Maren Haile-Selassie’s 10 goals and Philip Zinckernagel’s 83 shots and 60 chances created from midfield, while Robert Lewandowski has chipped in 6 goals from just 900 minutes, an efficient return in a smaller role.

Gillette Stadium should see goals at both ends. New England have the attacking firepower to trouble a Chicago defense that’s shipped goals even during this recent run of form, while the Fire’s own forward line — led by Haile-Selassie and backed by Lewandowski — rarely goes quiet for long. New England sit fourth in the East on 46 points, and a result here keeps pressure on the teams above them; after back-to-back losses at Real Salt Lake and at home to Seattle, there’s an edge to put right. Chicago sit third with 48 points and a league-quality +11 goal difference, full of confidence after back-to-back wins, but New England’s home advantage and Gil’s creative influence should nose them over the line in a tight, high-event contest.

US viewers can watch New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

New England Revolution sit fourth in the East with 46 points from 14 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses (GD +6), keeping them firmly in the playoff picture. Chicago Fire sit just above them in third on 48 points from 14 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses (GD +11), the superior goal difference underlining how efficient they’ve been going forward this season.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Carles Gil (New England Revolution): 12 goals and 76 chances created this season — the clearest creative influence in this fixture, operating just off the front two for New England.
• Dor Turgeman (New England Revolution): 7 goals from 63 shots, with 23 on target, giving the Revolution a direct focal point in behind defenses.
• Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): 10 goals and 48 chances created, by some distance Chicago’s most involved attacker in the final third this season.

Recent Form

New England Revolution: W W W L L

• 2026-10-11: New England Revolution 0-3 Seattle Sounders (L, home)
• 2026-09-27: Real Salt Lake 3-0 New England Revolution (L, away)
• 2026-09-20: New England Revolution 4-2 Orlando City (W, home)
• 2026-09-13: Chicago Fire 1-2 New England Revolution (W, away)
• 2026-09-10: NYCFC 1-2 New England Revolution (W, away)

New England’s last 5 matches read W W W L L: 3 wins followed by 2 losses, including a 3-0 defeat at Real Salt Lake and a 0-3 home loss to Seattle Sounders.

Chicago Fire: L L W W W

• 2026-10-10: Chicago Fire 2-1 NYCFC (W, home)
• 2026-10-07: Chicago Fire 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps (W, home)
• 2026-09-27: Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire (W, away)
• 2026-09-20: Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire (L, away)
• 2026-09-13: Chicago Fire 1-2 New England Revolution (L, home)

Chicago’s last 5 matches read L L W W W: 2 losses followed by 3 straight wins, including a 3-1 home win over Vancouver Whitecaps and a 2-1 home win over NYCFC.

New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire Prediction

Expect a competitive, open game at Gillette Stadium that ends 2-1 to New England Revolution. Carles Gil’s creativity (12 goals, 76 chances created) should give the Revs the edge they need to climb off fourth in the East, while Haile-Selassie’s threat for Chicago, third on 48 points, ensures the Fire get on the scoresheet too before New England see it out at home.