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

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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

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

New England Revolution 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New England Revolution 21 games · Avg 3.1 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#3	Position	#14
58	Points	33
34	Played	34
18 / 4 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 12 / 15
55	Scored	39
47	Conceded	61
+8	GD	-22
1.71	PPG	0.97
53%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (58 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution

0-15

5/5

16-30

4/2

31-45

9/6

46-60

9/3

61-75

2/8

76+

12/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution

Carles Gil	13 G	7 A
Dor Turgeman	12 G	7 A
Peyton Miller	7 G	7 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Gillette Stadium as New England Revolution face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. New England Revolution and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Brilliant from the ! Paul Arriola makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 10.
14' Paul Arriola makes way for Yordy Reyna at the 14 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
19' 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.
24' New England Revolution are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
29' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yamil Asad on 32.
33' The referee shows New England Revolution player a Yellow card on 33.
38' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wilfrid Kaptoum.
43' New England Revolution receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
46' A tactical swap from New England Revolution — Tajon Buchanan on, Maciel off on 46 minutes.
49' What an equalizer from Thomas McNamara!
53' A stunning finish from Tajon Buchanan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' The referee calls foul for Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza. He receives a Yellow card.
66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Henry Kessler made 301 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Edison Flores is withdrawn and Ramon Abila gets his opportunity.
72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Arnor Ingvi Traustason on 73.
76' The whistle greets Gustavo Bou as he departs to be replaced by Scott Caldwell.
77' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Yamil Asad is withdrawn and Ola Kamara gets his opportunity.
78' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' Iceland international Arnor Ingvi Traustason has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and DeJuan Jones makes no mistake. 3-1!
90' Christian Mafla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Boateng on 90 minute.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

5
Wilfrid Kaptoum ↓ Emmanuel Boateng 46'
7
Gustavo Bou ↓ Scott Caldwell 76'
25
Arnor Ingvi Traustason
2
Andrew Farrell
30
Matt Turner
10
Teal Bunbury ↓ Adam Buksa 46'
26
Thomas McNamara
24
DeJuan Jones
4
Henry Kessler
13
Maciel ↓ Tajon Buchanan 46'
28
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ola Kamara ↑ 77'
1
Chris Seitz
5
Junior Moreno
29
Yordy Reyna ↑ 14'
31
Julian Gressel ↑ 67'
32
Ramon Abila ↑ 67'
27
Moses Nyeman
93
Tony Alfaro
20
Jovanny Bolivar

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teal Bunbury	5
Carles Gil	5
Christian Benteke	5
Gustavo Bou	5
Adam Buksa	4
Yamil Asad	3
Ian Harkes	2
Taxiarchis Fountas	2

Head to Head

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

2.22 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution59% Draw21% D.C. United SC20%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

80%

Draw or D.C. United SC

41%

New England Revolution or D.C. United SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution43% Draw39% D.C. United SC18%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	21%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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