New England Revolution vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New England Revolution

0 – 1

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 00:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+7'

Y 24' Russell Canouse

Arnor Ingvi Traustason 32' Y

Y 58' Junior Moreno

Wilfrid Kaptoum 60' Y

Andrew Farrell 80' Y

Adam Buksa 89' Y

Y 90' Brendan Hines-Ike

Overview

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New England Revolution vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Gillette Stadium.

New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Garner
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

New England Revolution 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC 2020-11-02 New England Revolution 4–3 D.C. United SC 2020-09-27 D.C. United SC 0–2 New England Revolution 2020-08-25 D.C. United SC 1–2 New England Revolution 2020-07-18 D.C. United SC 1–1 New England Revolution

Recent Form

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–1	L
18 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
06 Dec	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–1	L
29 Nov	Orlando City SC	A	3–1	W
25 Nov	Philadelphia Union	A	2–0	W
20 Nov	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L
02 Nov	New England Revolution	A	3–4	L
29 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
24 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

New England Revolution		D.C. United SC
#4	Position	#9
25	Points	18
14	Played	15
8 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
22	Scored	21
18	Conceded	25
+4	GD	-4
1.79	PPG	1.20
57%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: D.C. United SC gets underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' New England Revolution are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
24' Russell Canouse is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' That is a Yellow card for New England Revolution. Arnor Ingvi Traustason will be fuming at that decision.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Henry Kessler suffering a number of foals already.
48' Brendan Hines-Ike does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
53' Carles Gil is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
54' The New England Revolution manager makes a substitution. Christian Mafla departs to be replaced by A.J. DeLaGarza.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Junior Moreno on 58.
60' Poor challenge from Wilfrid Kaptoum. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' Time for substitution for New England Revolution. Wilfrid Kaptoum is replaced by Thomas McNamara.
69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
70' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Yamil Asad departs to be replaced by Nigel Robertha.
75' The 33-year-old Arnor Ingvi Traustason has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' That is a Yellow card for New England Revolution. Andrew Farrell will be fuming at that decision.
81' The New England Revolution bench stirs into life. Arnor Ingvi Traustason is withdrawn and Tajon Buchanan gets his opportunity.
83' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Moses Nyeman on, Jose Alfaro off on 83 minutes.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' Poor challenge from Adam Buksa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brendan Hines-Ike on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New England Revolution.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

5
Wilfrid Kaptoum ↓ Thomas McNamara 64'
22
Carles Gil C
7
Gustavo Bou
25
Arnor Ingvi Traustason ↓ Tajon Buchanan 81'
2
Andrew Farrell
30
Matt Turner
15
Brandon Bye
8
Matt Polster
9
Adam Buksa
4
Henry Kessler
32
Christian Mafla ↓ A.J. DeLaGarza 54'

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Jon Kempin
8
Felipe Martins
16
Adrien Perez ↑ 70'
19
Nigel Robertha ↑ 70'
27
Moses Nyeman ↑ 83'

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Christian Benteke	5
Gustavo Bou	5
Teal Bunbury	5
Carles Gil	5
Adam Buksa	4
Yamil Asad	3
Cristian Penilla	2
Yamil Asad	2

Head to Head

New England Revolution Form

2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-04-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution L 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution W 2020-11-25 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New England Revolution W 2020-11-20 New England Revolution 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2020-11-08 D.C. United SC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-11-02 New England Revolution 4–3 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.61 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution45% Draw27% D.C. United SC28%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

72%

Draw or D.C. United SC

55%

New England Revolution or D.C. United SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution33% Draw46% D.C. United SC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.