FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution II (7-4-1-; 23 pts.; 2nd in East) will host Chicago Fire II (3-5-3; 12 pts.; 10th in East) on Sunday night at Gillette Stadium. The match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET and streams live on MLSNEXTPRO.com.
Revolution II are coming off their first league loss in over a month after Sunday’s 4-1 result to New York Red Bulls II. Homegrown midfielder Jack Panayotou scored his first goal for Revolution II this season netting a cross on forward Malcolm Fry’s assist. The seventh-minute tally marks Revolution II’s quickest goal of the season so far. Fry registered his second assist of the year and played 66 minutes in the match to surpass 1,000 minutes played in his career with New England’s second team. Revolution goalkeeper Jacob Jackson made a career-high 12 saves in the match and has started each of the last two games in net for Revolution II.
“[Jackson] is a good shot stopper,” Revolution coach Clint Peay said. “There are areas of his game that can still improve, and I think that's with the ball at his feet and decision making, but in terms of being able to make stops, he does an excellent job.”
Revolution II remain one of the most in-form offenses in MLS NEXT Pro this season. Leading the league in goals scored with 28 tallies. New England also ranks third in assists this season (17) with the team’s leaders, midfielder Jake Rozhansky and Homegrown midfielder Damian Rivera, each owning three helpers. Rozhansky’s 91.6% passing accuracy rate also ranks among the top in MLS NEXT Pro this season, as the midfielder stands at fifth-best amongst players who have played 10 or more games.
Sunday’s match against Chicago Fire II marks the first time the two sides will meet this season with New England winning their last matchup on August 15, 2022, 1-0. Revolution II continues to be one of the most dominant teams at home this season with a 4-1-1 record at Gillette Stadium.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR AGAINST CHICAGO FIRE II:
- Revolution II adding to their league-leading 28 goals scored through 12 matches this season.
- Revolution II remaining among MLS NEXT Pro leaders in shots on target (4th- 66), assists (3rd - 17) and accurate shot percentage (5th- 44.9%)
- Forward Jordan Adebayo-Smith holding his position among league leaders in shots on target (8th- 13) and shots (8th- 28).
- Defender Pierre Cayet continuing to rank among league leaders in interceptions (2nd- 31).
- Revolution goalkeeper Jacob Jackson building off his career high 12-save performance last Sunday against New York Red Bulls II.
- Forward Malcolm Fry adding another assist to move him up the team ranking (T3rd – 2).
- Any Revolution Academy players making their professional debuts, adding to the 28 Academy products who have debuted with the team to date.
- New England building on its 4-1-1 record at Gillette Stadium this season.
