FT · USA: MLS · Sunday, 13 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England RevolutionMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 13 September 2026

Chicago Fire FC
1–2
New England Revolution win
New England Revolution

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was Chicago Fire FC or draw at 77%. Bawler had Chicago Fire FC at 54%, the draw at 23% and New England Revolution at 23%. The match finished 1–2.

Pre-match probability vs result

Chicago Fire FC win
54%
Draw
23%
New England Revolution win
23%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
2.0 – 1.2
Total 3.2
Actual
1 – 2
Total 3 (−0.2 against our forecast)

The match produced about as many goals as we forecast — within 0.2 of our 3.2.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 83%
Landed
Medium confidence
Chicago Fire FC to win
Pre-match: 54%
Missed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 39%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Over 1.5 Goals is the high-confidence call, with Chicago generating a 0.73 expected-goals advantage and the combined xG total reaching 3.18."

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