THE BASICS
New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.
Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, Massachusetts
Predicted Weather: Partly sunny | High 67 | Low 52
TICKETS
TIMELINE TO KICKOFF
Parking lots open at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. for Season Members)
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. (6:15 p.m. for Season Members)
Kickoff vs. Chicago Fire: 7:30 p.m.
KICK CHILDHOOD CANCER GAME
The Revs will host their fifth annual Kick Childhood Cancer Game when the Chicago Fire visits Foxborough on Saturday night. In recognition of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month, there will be special gold-themed match-day elements, including a commemorative gold adidas Nativo match ball, gold nets, gold corner flags, a gold captain’s armband and gold ribbons on all players’ jerseys.
Several of those items will be available via online auction after the match, with all proceeds going to benefit Binkeez for Comfort, a local nonprofit organization that provides handmade blankets to babies and children that bring comfort to young patients in hospitals.
There will also be unique Kick Childhood Cancer pins available with a suggested donation of only $5 with proceeds directly benefitting Binkeez For Comfort. You can find these pins at Revolution Foundation tables in FanZone, the Main Concourse and the Putnam Club until the 60th minute.
MLS also invites you to use the hashtag “#ScarvesUp” on Twitter and Instagram, to help raise money for Children's Oncology Group, which is the world's largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research. For each social post that tags @MLS along with the “#ScarvesUp,” the league will donate $5 to the organization.
RECENT FORM VS. CHICAGO FIRE
This will be the 60th regular-season match between the New England Revolution and Chicago Fire, and the 80th overall meeting since the Fire’s inaugural season in 1998. Over the course of their lengthy history these two sides have played 15 playoff matches, all in a 10-year span between 2000 and 2009.
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Teal Bunbury traded second-half goals in a 1-1 draw on June 9 at Toyota Park, a result that snapped the Revolution’s four-game losing streak in the series. New England’s loss to Chicago at Gillette Stadium last June ended a string of four straight wins for the Revs in Foxborough.
With the Revs hungry to turn the tables in this critical Eastern Conference showdown – and in need of three points to continue climbing toward the playoff places – this will be a game that you don’t want to miss.
Overall Record vs. Chicago Fire: 21-26-12
Home Record vs Chicago Fire: 16-10-3
Last Meeting: Revs 1, Fire 1 (June 9, 2018 at Toyota Park)
Last Meeting at New England: Fire 2, Revs 1 (June 17, 2017)
HOW TO TUNE IN
WATCH
TV: NBC Sports Boston
Streaming: NBCSportsBoston.com, NBC Sports Boston mobile app
LISTEN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub (English), 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA (Portuguese)
PREGAME LIVE
Elizabeth Pehota and Jeff Lemieux will break down the starting lineups and all the storylines on Revolution Pregame LIVE, streaming on the Revolution’s official Facebook page at 7 p.m.
RELATED NEWS
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WATCH: Three Numbers That Matter as the Chicago Fire come to town
PHOTOS: Scenes from Friday's training session in Foxborough
READ: Chance creation high, but Revs aim to be "more clinical" in final third
READ: What's been the key to New England's recent defensive resolve?
WATCH: Training Report: Hauché here, Mancienne back as Revs prep for Fire
READ: Mancienne on becoming a father: "I never thought I'd know love like that"
LISTEN: Far Post Podcast: Knighton joins the show to talk playoff push
WATCH: The Playoff Picture: Revs five points back with six games to play
READ: Revs hopeful new signing Hauché will be available against Chicago
WATCH: Friedel on decisive final six games: "We're a team that fights"
WATCH: Caldwell: "We need to start strong" to quell Fire's confidence
WATCH: Anibaba: "I don't think belief ever wavered with us"
WATCH: Wright: "We need to start putting in a few more goals"
WATCH: Outside the Box | Behind the scenes of Revs' dramatic draw at LAFC
WATCH: Highlights: Bye's late equalizer seals important point for Revs
READ: Revs pick up vital road point at LAFC: "We're going to keep fighting"
READ: Recap: Revs battle to 1-1 draw in first-ever meeting with expansion side LAFC
STADIUM INFORMATION
Visitor Guide (A-Z)
Bag Policy
Seating Chart
Directions to Gillette Stadium
Parking Information
SHOW YOUR COLORS
Break out your blue kits!
The Revs will be sporting their sleek primary kits, which take inspiration from the Boston Minutemen, a North American Soccer League club that played in Foxboro's Schaefer Stadium in 1976.
You can get your own Revs 2018 primary jersey by visiting the Gillette Stadium Pro Shop, or clicking HERE.
