Chicago City Wire

Chicago Fire FC secured a 2-2 draw against the New England Revolution in their final match of the 2025 Major League Soccer regular season at Gillette Stadium on Saturday. The result places Chicago eighth in the Eastern Conference, allowing them to host Orlando City SC in the upcoming Audi MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Wild Card game.

Philip Zinckernagel scored his 15th goal of the season for Chicago, becoming the first player in club history to reach both 15 goals and 15 assists in a single campaign. This achievement contributed to Chicago's record-breaking offensive output, as they finished with 68 goals for the season—surpassing their previous single-season record set in 2000.

New England took an early lead when Alhassan Yusuf capitalized on a rebound within seconds of kickoff. Despite creating several chances, Chicago was unable to score until the 82nd minute, when Hugo Cuypers and Zinckernagel combined for an equalizer.

In stoppage time, Dor Turgeman put New England ahead with a header off a Carles Gil cross. However, Chicago responded quickly; Joel Waterman's cross deflected off Turgeman for an own goal, leveling the match at 2-2 just before full time.

With this draw, Chicago will play its first home postseason match since 2017. The date and kickoff time for their Wild Card playoff game against Orlando City SC at SeatGeek Stadium will be announced by Major League Soccer soon. The playoff matches will be available on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV and broadcast locally on WLS 890 AM (English) and Que Buena Fire through the Uforia App (Spanish).

Additional notes from the match include left back Andrew Gutman starting his 34th game of the season—joining three other players in club history who have started every match in a full regular season—and Zinckernagel tying Harry Shipp’s club record for most corner kicks taken in one year.

The attendance at Gillette Stadium was reported as 36,432. Referee Timothy Ford officiated alongside assistants Cory Richardson and Nick Uranga.