New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire 8/31/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The New England Revolution host the Chicago Fire on Wednesday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. New England is ninth in the conference table at 8-10-9 on 34 points with a goal difference of -3. New England lost a disappointing match at home 2-1 last Sunday to LA Galaxy. Scoring New England's only goal of the match was Carles Gil in the 82nd minute but the Revolution could not score an equalizer over the final eight minutes.

New England has lost two consecutive matches after losing only two of its previous 17 matches in league play with six victories and nine draws. Gustavo Bou is the leading goal scorer for New England with seven, while Carles Gil has scored six. Gil is the leader in assists with eight, while Brandon Bye has six.

Chicago is 13th in the conference table at 8-6-13 on 30 points with a goal difference of -10. Chicago was defeated at home 2-0 by Montreal last Saturday in its most recent MLS fixture. Chicago’s Gabriel Slonina had four saves but the Fire lost its third straight following an unbeaten streak of five consecutive matches.

Chicago has lost three consecutive matches. In the 13 fixtures in which the Fire has conceded two goals or more, Chicago took only four points with one win, one draw and 11 losses. Kacper Przybylko is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with five, while Xherdan Shaqiri and Christopher Mueller each have scored four. Xherdan Shaqiri is the leader in assists with six.