Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2021
New England Revolution
3 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 23:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Yamil Asad
Arnor Ingvi Traustason 33' Y
Wilfrid Kaptoum 42' Y
Wilfrid Kaptoum 43' Y
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza 61' Y
Arnor Ingvi Traustason 73' R
Y 78' Steven Birnbaum

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

11
4
5
New England Revolution 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
15 Aug Toronto FC A 2–1 W
08 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
04 Aug Nashville SC H 0–0 D
31 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
25 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug New England Revolution A 2–3 L
15 Aug Nashville SC A 2–5 L
09 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
04 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 4–2 W
31 Jul FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
26 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 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' That's the starting whistle at Gillette Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New England Revolution and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' New England Revolution are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 10' Paul Arriola puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
  • 14' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yordy Reyna is hanging Paul Arriola on the field on 14 minute.
  • 19' D.C. United SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New England Revolution needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' New England Revolution looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Alhassan Yusuf scoring 1 goals.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Yamil Asad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arnor Ingvi Traustason on 33.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. DeJuan Jones made 281 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Wilfrid Kaptoum on 42 minutes.
  • 43' Wilfrid Kaptoum has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Tajon Buchanan. He replaces Maciel on 46 minute.
  • 49' A goal from the United States international Thomas McNamara! He fires home on 49 to make it 1-1!
  • 53' What a moment for Tajon Buchanan! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' New England Revolution player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Ramon Abila. He replaces Edison Flores on 67 minute.
  • 72' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Arnor Ingvi Traustason argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Scott Caldwell. He replaces Gustavo Bou on 76 minute.
  • 77' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Ola Kamara on, Yamil Asad off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Steven Birnbaum picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' The USA DeJuan Jones breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 3-1!
  • 90' Christian Mafla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Boateng at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gustavo Bou 5
Teal Bunbury 5
Carles Gil 5
Christian Benteke 5
Adam Buksa 4
Yamil Asad 3
Yamil Asad 2
Ramon Abila 2

Head to Head

2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC 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

New England Revolution Form

2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2021-08-15 Toronto FC 1–2 New England Revolution W 2021-08-08 New England Revolution 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-08-04 New England Revolution 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-07-31 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New England Revolution W 2021-07-25 New England Revolution 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution56% Draw22% D.C. United SC22%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
79%
Draw or D.C. United SC
44%
New England Revolution or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution40% Draw40% D.C. United SC20%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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