New England Revolution vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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New England Revolution vs Nashville SC — MLS at Gillette Stadium.
- New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Kyle Atkins
- Referee Katie Nesbitt
- Referee
16 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 11.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct | Nashville SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Sep | D.C. United SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Sep | Montreal Impact FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Sep | New York City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Sep | Philadelphia Union | A | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Sep | Chicago Fire FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct | New England Revolution | A | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Sep | Houston Dynamo | H | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Sep | D.C. United SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Sep | Columbus Crew SC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Sep | Atlanta United FC | H | 4–2 | W |
| 07 Sep | Internacional CF Miami | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| New England Revolution | Nashville SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #1 |
| 25 | Points | 33 |
| 14 | Played | 14 |
| 8 / 1 / 5 | W / D / L | 10 / 3 / 1 |
| 22 | Scored | 31 |
| 18 | Conceded | 11 |
| +4 | GD | +20 |
| 1.79 | PPG | 2.36 |
| 57% | Win % | 71% |
Key Stats
42%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
36%
Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
New England Revolution this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
Nashville SC this season
New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 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
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! New England Revolution welcome Nashville SC for this crunch clash at Gillette Stadium.
- 5' Randall Leal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 7 appearances.
- 10' David Romney has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' 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.
- 25' New England Revolution are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nashville SC backline.
- 30' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Matt LaGrassa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. New England Revolution and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 55' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 63' Cristian Penilla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teal Bunbury on 63 minute.
- 68' Nashville 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.
- 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 76' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Jalil Anibaba comes on to replace Hany Mukhtar.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jalil Anibaba.
- 82' A change in the New England Revolution ranks — Brandon Bye exits the field as Diego Fagundez enters on 82.
- 85' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Derrick Jones is replaced by Alan Winn on 85 minute.
- 89' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Randall Leal by Alex Muyl on 89 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
New England Revolution Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 2
- 6
- 30
-
15
Brandon Bye ↓ Diego Fagundez 82'
-
10
Teal Bunbury ↓ Cristian Penilla 63'
-
42
Lee Nguyen ↓ Adam Buksa 63'
- 26
- 24
- 17
- 4
Bench
- 16
- 13
-
70
Cristian Penilla ↑ 63'
-
14
Diego Fagundez ↑ 82'
- 19
- 18
- 11
-
9
Adam Buksa ↑ 63'
Coach
Bruce Arena
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 1
-
21
Derrick Jones ↓ Alan Winn 85'
- 25
-
8
Randall Leal ↓ Alex Muyl 89'
- 6
- 2
-
10
Hany Mukhtar ↓ Jalil Anibaba 76'
- 22
- 27
- 12
Bench
-
3
Jalil Anibaba ↑ 76'
-
29
Alex Muyl ↑ 89'
- 15
- 5
- 55
- 23
- 18
-
19
Alan Winn ↑ 85'
- 30
Coach
Gary Smith
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sam Surridge | 4 |
| Tomas Chancalay | 3 |
| Carles Gil | 1 |
| Esmir Bajraktarevic | 1 |
| Hany Mukhtar | 1 |
| Brandon Bye | 1 |
| Brayan Ceballos | 1 |
| Adam Buksa | 1 |
Head to Head
New England Revolution Form
2020-10-03
New England Revolution
0–0
Nashville SC
D
2020-09-27
D.C. United SC
0–2
New England Revolution
W
2020-09-23
New England Revolution
3–1
Montreal Impact FC
W
2020-09-19
New England Revolution
0–0
New York City FC
D
2020-09-12
Philadelphia Union
2–1
New England Revolution
L
2020-09-06
Chicago Fire FC
1–2
New England Revolution
W
Nashville SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.68
New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88
Nashville SC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.56
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 1.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 2.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 3.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
| ± 4.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
Double Chance
New England Revolution or Draw
67%
Draw or Nashville SC
69%
New England Revolution or Nashville SC
65%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
17%
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 1
4.2%
0 – 3
2.2%
2 – 2
2%
1 – 3
1.7%
3 – 0
1%
Asian Handicap — New England Revolution
| Handicap | New England Revolution covers | Push | Nashville SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 6% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 17% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +1 | 64% | 23% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
51%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

