Chicago Fire lose 1-0 despite five times New England's expected goals

What BBN said about it

1. 

   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorChicago Fire lost one to nothing at New England, and the expected goals number for Chicago was five times New England's. Five times.

2. 

   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, they won that game.

3. 

   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, but what's expected goals? Because the scoreboard said they lost.

4. 

   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's how many goals you should have scored from the chances you made. Look, Chicago made the chances. The ball just didn't get the memo.

5. 

   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo they won the game that happened in a spreadsheet and lost the one on grass. You can't post a spreadsheet as the final score.

6. 

   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTell that to the Fire. They flew home empty-handed.

7. 

   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine, the other scores. Columbus beat Cincinnati two to nothing, and Orlando beat D.C. four to one with two goals from Antoine Griezmann.

8. 

   Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMinnesota came back from two down in ten minutes to win three to two. That ended St. Louis's unbeaten run of one hundred sixty-seven days.

9. 

   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentChicago still has the better numbers on the flight home, though.

10. 

    Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe spreadsheet got the window seat, and the team got the aisle.